[AusNOG] Nbase-t - Multi-gig eth ports

[David Hughes]

Interesting to see a couple of companies including Brocade sitting on the fence with a leg in each camp!


David
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On 17/02/2015, at 10:30 AM, Martin Visser <martinvisser99 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ayden,
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> This definitely seems to be a work in progress. Checked in with some of my HP Networking colleagues who have just returned from their summit, and it would seem that you would want to wait until at least next month to see what direction the consensus standard is heading.
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> Regards, Martin
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> MartinVisser99 at gmail.com
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> On 11 February 2015 at 16:52, Beeson, Ayden <ABeeson at csu.edu.au> wrote:
> Hey guys,
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> Apologies if this has already gone around, but I hadn’t seen it yet.
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> For those that are interested, Cisco has launched its Nbase-T gear (multi-gig eth), including 4500-E gear, 3850’s, 3560cx’s and a 6500 line card.
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> For those about to upgrade gear (as we are) it’s a good consideration with AC Wave 2 coming (ETA TBD though) and gear starting to demand more than a 1gb port can offer, plus you can use it over older cabling (assuming cabling quality is up to scratch etc.)
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> All up, pretty interesting, even if it’s a stop gap measure in the long run.
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> Cisco’s FAQ on N-base:
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> http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/solutions/collateral/enterprise-networks/catalyst-multigigabit-switching/multigigabit-ethernet-technology.pdf
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> There is tonnes more info out there and I believe there is a competing product that does a similar thing.
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> Thanks,
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> Ayden Beeson  B.InfoTech,  CCNA
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