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24-port Gigabit + two 10Gb uplinks


From: Eric Kuhnke <eric () fnordsystems com>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 14:41:32 -0800


It looks like 24*1Gb + 2*10Gb switches will be showing up soon:

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?site=lightreading&doc_id=43109

http://www.sandburst.com/Releases/AcctonPartners.pdf

Sandburst and Accton are offering a white-box/OEM 24 port switch with two 10Gb uplinks...
"The resulting system could sell for around $20,000, Sandburst officials say."

Certainly not as cheap as a 2950 with two Gb ports, but this is the start of an entirely new generation of edge switches. Does anyone want to hazard a guess as how long it will be before 24+10Gb switches are selling for $1,500?
3 years?



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