From: P729 (p729@cox.net)
Date: Tue Dec 17 2002 - 00:09:02 GMT-3
The gigastack GBICs are quite a bit cheaper than the full-blown ones,
however there are caveats. For example, the gigastack channel is half-duplex
(although it is supposedly point-to-point) and I've been advised by Cisco
not to run anything requiring QoS (in my case, VoIP) over it.
Regards,
Mas Kato
https://ecardfile.com/id/mkato
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Sinclair" <bsin@cox.net>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: OT: Gigastack - What is the point?
Switch gods:
Any of you folks installed gigastack 35xx or 29xx? I really don't see much
of an advantage to this technology, so I wonder what I am missing. Sure,
you can manage a bunch of switches with one IP address through a graphical
interface. BFD.
The fast failover and minimal uplinks would be cool if you could stack
multiple switches on different floors, but as I read the specs, the switches
must be within 1 meter of each other. If you need multiples of 48 ports in
one closet, why not just use a modular switch?
I have read the docs on CCO, but I don't really see what does this
technology really buys us, beyond a few corner cases. Any feedback or links
appreciated.
Bob Sinclair
CCIE #10427
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