On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:36:26 -0800 lance_tatman@agilent.com wrote:
To be more clear, I'm specifically referring to Gigabit Ethernet Converters and not SFPs for POS or SONET. So, to reprhase, where in your network topology, are yo u using Gigabit Ethernet, specifically GE interfaces using GBICS?
Are you using GE primarily for customer connections, server connections, peerin g points etc. ?
Lance; Having been on both sides of the fence, I know that it is hard for router development engineers, especially at legacy vendors, to know what is really going on in the market. But for ISPs operators, the audience of this group, your question comes across as a "duh" moment. Everyone I know is using GBICs on 95% of new purchases. We are a regional provider in a relatively rural rural region (Maine and New Hampshire). Even in this rural market 95% our purchases next year will be GBICs running GE. However, most of those GBICs will have some involvement with Wave Division Multiplexing to get multi-GE rates. 10GE is just not needed right now by us, but I suspect people in more populated regions are using it. POS, Sonet and ATM are dead except for small players and some legacy providers. I am sure this is still significant niche. Hope this helps. regards, fletcher