Ha...somewhere in Batcave I have IBM Token Ring and ArcNet cards....I am pretty sure I have an NCR WaveLAN ISA card in ancient XT PC.... On Feb 5, 2016 10:22 AM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I remember when we bought some of our first Intel 10/100 switches... they > were $2,400 each and we bought three of them for our NOC backbone. > > Travis > > > On 2/5/2016 9:55 AM, Nate Burke wrote: > >> I have mixed feelings on it, I think that if you're pushing the envelope, >> then you should pay for it. But as the market meets demand, prices should >> come down. Remember back when 10/100 switches were $1000? Now, you can >> get a 24 Port 1G switch with 10G uplinks for, what, $400? In another 10 >> years, 100G will probably be the same. Pickup a 24 Port 100G switch with >> 1TB uplinks for $200. >> >> Although at the same time, Throwing more Bandwidth at the problem just >> makes for sloppier code. Average webpage loads are now, what 5-6mb, for >> really no more content. Things used to be efficient, as it was the >> programs responsibility for performance, Now it's the clients >> responsibility if things are slow (upgrade your PC, upgrade your internet) >> >> https://xkcd.com/1605/ >> >> On 2/5/2016 10:34 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >> >>> You tell them and they'll tell you how your capital expenses don't >>> matter. >>> In 1995 they decided that internet should be free and they'll never stop >>> believing it. >>> >>> On 2/5/2016 10:04 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>> >>>> I cringe when people portray multi gigabit bandwidth as costing >>>> pennies, as if the only cost is the fiber. Yeah, until you have to route >>>> those packets, rather than just transporting a beam of light. >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Faisal Imtiaz >>>> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 8:57 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 100Gbps >>>> >>>> It's not un-common to do 100Gpbs as follows:- >>>> Bonding 10x 10G circuits >>>> Bonding a combination of 40G circuits. >>>> >>>> providing 100G switched transport is easy. >>>> Having a router, to do 100G transport is not, >>>> Expect to pay approx $100k for a router (loaded ready to go, on the >>>> 2ndary markets) >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>> Faisal Imtiaz >>>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>>> Miami, FL 33155 >>>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >>>> >>>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>>> From: "Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 1:01:09 AM >>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] 100Gbps >>>>> >>>> >>>> So... Let's just say, for a minute, that I could sell Adobe a 100Gbps >>>>> line. >>>>> >>>>> What would that be priced at? >>>>> >>>>> I think I can do it technically with a pair of fiber I can get end to >>>>> end. >>>>> >>>>> Are their LD optics at 100Gbps yet? >>>>> >>>>> Or are we still talking dense wave multiplexing? >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >
