Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, Ricky Beam <jfb...@gmail.com> said: >> Ethernet is cheap because it's everywhere, and built into almost >> everything. (however, the likes of Cisco and Juniper still charge insane >> amounts for line cards, be they ethernet, T1, or OC48.) Given the choice >> of buying a $4k DS3 card or just plugging into an existing, builtin >> ethernet port, which do you think most people will choose? > > Also, if you are plugging in a lower-speed link, you can plug ethernet > in a <$1000 switch and trunk it to a router, while a mux for T1/T3/OCx > circuits costs a lot more. >
I just ordered a circuit to be delivered over Ethernet - Verizon just plugged a pair of STM-1's into an ISG5100 and it's suddenly ridiculously cheaper. ~Seth
