--On Saturday, June 22, 2002 5:02 PM -0400 Ralph Doncaster <ralph@istop.com> wrote:

What's the cheapest way to get Gig-E over OC48? A couple used Cerent(Cisco) boxes would work, but the $15-$20K price tag is too high.

last i talked to Luminous (about 7-8 months ago) they were making pretty cheap RPT boxes. i suspect in the current market, they're cheaper still. that is, if you don't mind doing RPT (basically DPT if i remember correctly). -b