I have to agree, I don't see the sense in using switches when I can plug everything into a Mikrotik router and get much more functionality. True, you end up with a lot messier wiring using a midspan, but it's worth it in my opinion.... that 12 port sync injector sounds like it's going to be exactly what I want.
Some of the newer stuff does support 802.3af or at now, so maybe things are starting to move the right direction. Cambium has the right idea with ePMP - they work with both the old Canopy PoE and 802.3af... I wish everyone would just do that. On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 7:20 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't use switches in the field, otherwise I'd be pressing for it. There > of zero use to me. Reduced functionality and reduced performance. No idea > why you would. > > Radios go directly into an MPLS router (in terms of active electronics > anyway). I'm not yet to Gino's level of going directly into CE boxes, > though I may get there. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > > Midwest Internet Exchange > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"TJ Trout" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Wednesday, July 22, 2015 11:06:16 PM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] DC POE Switches > > Is there really no gigabit poe switches on the market available now? I > just really don't understand why there aren't a bunch of types of these on > the market already! > > I posed the question to Forrest at afmug and he stated that no one wants > to be locked into a specific switch, really guys? > > Using a midspan injector that requires power cabling to each port, fusing, > and a rats nest of ethernet cables seems so 2006, do you guys really see it > that way? > > Yes I know about netonix, but how are they the first to market, it's > 2015!??? > >
