Digital cross connect is the way to go if you have the budget to do that. Turin now force 10 make a good dacs and or the cisco 15454 with a ds3-12xm card can do it as well. -carlos -----Original Message----- From: Chatfield, Terry [mailto:Terry.Chatfield@neustar.biz] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 2:37 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: DSX cross-connect solution Alternatively, one could use a digital cross-connect. Terry -----Original Message----- From: Ricky Beam [mailto:jfbeam@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 5:23 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: DSX cross-connect solution On Mon, 04 May 2009 16:05:30 -0400, Wallace Keith <kwallace@pcconnection.com> wrote:
I would stick with wire wrap, 66 blocks make an inferior connection.
True, but a 66 block will work. Usually. And is easily re-punched.
If someone cannot deal with wire wrapping, they are not living in a telecom world.
Really. Seriously, who cannot do wire wrap? It takes, literally, 5 minutes to learn to do it. And that's with a "screw driver" wirewrap tool. With one of these [http://www.datacomtools.com/catalog/Wire-Wrap-tools/jonard-wire-wrap-gu n.htm], it takes about 10s, and you get a consistent, near perfect wrap every time. (yes, it's a bit pricey, but very worth the cost even if you only use it once to wire a single panel.) --Ricky PS: That's just the gun; it'll need a tip/sleeve. I recommend a complete kit. [http://www.datacomtools.com/catalog/Wire-Wrap-tools/wire-wrap-kits.htm]