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Re: fiber switch for gig

  • From: Justin Shore
  • Date: Wed Apr 02 09:55:45 2008

Are you wanting hardened devices for an outside cabinet install (if it's going outside then you'd better want hardened devices) or is this for an internal environmentally-sound install? What's your definition of "long distance"? 1800ft, 10km, 20km, 40km, 70, 80, 110? Assuming SMF, do you need simplex or duplex?

Have you considered talking to a FTTx vendor? We use Occam here and they make some cost-effective fiber products built with FTTx in mind. I'm not sure how they compare price-wise with products you listed below but it might be worth checking out.

Justin


Andrew Staples wrote: 
Speaking of running gig long distances, does anyone on the list have
suggestions on a >8 port L2 switch with fiber ports based on personal
experience?  Lots of 48 port gig switches have 2-4 fiber uplink ports, but
this means daisy-chains instead of hub/spoke.  Looking for a central switch
for a star topography to home fiber runs that is cost effective and works.

Considering:
DLink DXS-3326GSR
NetGear GSM7312
Foundry SX-FI12GM-4
Zyxel GS-4012F

I realize not all these switches are IEEE 802.3ae, Clause 49 or IEEE 802.3aq
capable.

Andrew