Friday, March 16th, 2007
Foundry 10GbE affordable, FESX424+2XG XFP
We have just received a large shipment of Foundry Gigabit copper switches, with Base Layer 3 support, AND….2 x 10Gbit fiber ports on them (aka 10GbE or just 10 gig)! These are fast wire-speed layer 2 switches, with base Layer 3 protocol support, and a nice selection of ports: 24 10/100/1000 copper, 4 x SFP gigabit, and 2 x 10GbE (XFP based). They support dual hot-swap power, AC or DC. We stock both, and we have stock of 10G-XFP-SR (multi-mode, 300 meters reach, 850nm) and 10G-XFP-LR (single mode, 10km reach, 1310 nm, aka LX)) XFPs too. Also offered is the upgrade key to put full layer 3 on them. Contact me for details on that, but you get all layer 3 protocol support (yes, BGP) that way, for an additional $825. We can also upgrade the DRAM, if you require more routes. The part number on these units is FESX424+2XG. More details: They support jumbo frames, so great for server clustering, and they support advanced multicast (http://www.foundrynet.com/pdf/wp-enterprise-multicast-deployment-guide.pdf), among other things. They have a switching capacity of 88Gbps, and a forwarding rate of 65 mpps (million packets per second). For ALL the details on this amazing switch:
http://www.foundrynet.com/products/enterprise/adv-conv-edge/fi-edge-x.html
We are offerring these at prices which translate into 65% off of the current list price! And they are in like new condition, and fully covered by our 90-day warranty. For a switch of this caliber, with 2 x 10G, this is a breakthrough. (A cisco with similar specs would be at least 2 times as much I figure)
Contact me to discuss a specific configuration, or to get current prices or quantity discounts.
Brian Stadtmiller, Technical Sales Manager
tel: 415-626-4231 x230
