2 Sep
2004
2 Sep
'04
4:51 a.m.
On the other hand, it'd be nice to see a copper 10GBIC, even if its max cable length were a few metres. ;-)
There is one. It's called CX4 and has a reach of 15 meters. Cisco sold it for $600 list price at first but it has now disappeared from the price list. I don't know why.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps4835/products_data_sheet091...
According to my info sources (I tried to purchase some a couple of weeks ago) they have not yet been released (= delayed) and that's why they have been removed from the GPL... should be back within a month (hopefully). I'm trying to get my sticky fingers on a few for testing in our lab... the other problem is finding people that actually stock the CX4 patch cables. Thomas