Hi, > I've a couple 10 port Cisco switches that support 2.5 and 5gbps over cat5e, > just wondering if there are any other vendors out there with offerings that > support these newer ethernet speeds. Supporting cat5e for these multi-gig > speeds is a real boon in many circumstances given the wide popularity of it > in many buildings. > > Does anyone have any experience with or knowledge of other products, switches > in particular, supporting 2.5 and 5 gbps?
well, until the standard is ratified, these Multi-Gig offerings are quite proprietary.. there are 2 competing camps....hopefully they will be compatible and not end up like beta/vhs once the dust settles camp 1 - http://www.nbaset.org/ camp 2 - http://www.mgbasetalliance.org/ look at those vendors..... I think they hope by avoiding IEEE int he early stages and taping silicon they'll get the job done quicker - the drive mainly being faster wireless APs and cheaper data centre interconnects... alan
