Comment Re:Only capable of 50-100Mbps?? (Score 1) 449
You're talking about usage -- which is commonly oversubscribed -- whereas I was talking manufacturer's specs.
Assuming "oversubscribing" is not an issue here: Speccing for "almost 200Gbps" in this situation, is overkill.
Of course, I know that ISPs stretch this line of thought to the extreme, which leads to pissed of customers. But somewhere in the middle is the way to go. IMO.
OK. They will most likely have to decide which switches to use and purchase them before 2010 if they are to be done by then. But claiming that they will have to pay this and this much based on today's prices is not very likely. I think it is fair to assume that they can get a lot of work done before they actually have to purchase a lot of the equipment which will get drastically cheaper in, say, 3 years.
Assuming "oversubscribing" is not an issue here: Speccing for "almost 200Gbps" in this situation, is overkill.
Of course, I know that ISPs stretch this line of thought to the extreme, which leads to pissed of customers. But somewhere in the middle is the way to go. IMO.
OK. They will most likely have to decide which switches to use and purchase them before 2010 if they are to be done by then. But claiming that they will have to pay this and this much based on today's prices is not very likely. I think it is fair to assume that they can get a lot of work done before they actually have to purchase a lot of the equipment which will get drastically cheaper in, say, 3 years.
