On 3/2/2017 11:23 AM, Chris Fabien wrote:
There is a 10 SFP mikrotik switch...
True, there's a 10-sfp CRS. Good price. Two downsides, though. One, 10
ports is still kind of small, like they're dipping their toes in the
market. Two, it's really a RouterOS router, not a switch. So it isn't
optimized for clean Layer 2 operation with VLANs, QoS, etc. That's not
MT's strength -- router folks don't appreciate Carrier Ethernet, which
is a lot newer than eye pee.
On Mar 2, 2017 11:22 AM, "Fred Goldstein" <[email protected]
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On 3/2/2017 10:54 AM, Dennis Burgess wrote:
CRS series. As well. Depending on how dense you want. 229 bucks
gets you a pair of 10 gig ports and 24 copper. ?
I'm not looking for copper, except maybe a couple ports for the
local connection; I'm looking for lots of SFPs, something that
could be useful for a rural FTTP build, dropped into a pedestal
somewhere in the middle of noplace, to feed a cluster of nearby
buildings. MikroTik isn't in that space yet; CRS seems to be lots
of copper.
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On 3/1/2017 8:31 PM, Chris Fabien wrote:
Planet mgsw-28240
Thanks for the model number. I had looked on Planet's web site
but there were no switches under "Braodband Communications"; that
model was in the "LAN switch" section. The product name then says
"Managed Metro Ethernet Switch" but it doesn't mention any MEF
compliance, the application page says "core/department network"
(though it uses SFPs, which is odd there), and its QoS features
don't seem up to MEF standards (three-color marking, etc.). So it
might work but I'm not sure if it really wants to be a carrier box.
What's the price? My recollection is that Planet was very very
reasonable.
The other one that looks really interesting is the new IgniteNet
Fusion Switch. The 20-SFP/4-SFP+ box is under $500, and seems to
be aimed at Active carrier deployments. Of course it's kinda new
so I don't know if anyone has it deployed yet. And I have no need
for higher-layer features in a switch; I'd rather let a real
router do that.
On Mar 1, 2017 7:07 PM, "Fred Goldstein" <[email protected]
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For a small outdoor or semi-outdoor (not a/c) deployment
of a couple of dozen ports or so, what's a good cheap
Active Ethernet switch? This would be to supplement
wireless and focus on business customers, so Active makes
more sense. Thanks.
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