NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: OPTICAL NETWORKING
06/15/05
Dear networking.world@gmail.com,
In this issue:
* Foundry's FastIron Edge X424F
* Links related to Optical Networking
* Featured reader resource
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Today's focus: Foundry launches all-fiber Gigabit/10G switch
By Phil Hochmuth
Foundry last week launched a fixed-configuration, all-fiber
switch aimed at letting users aggregate Fast and Gigabit
Ethernet links into fat 10G Ethernet pipes.
The FastIron Edge X424F switch could be deployed as an
aggregation point for a campus network connected via long-reach
fiber, or in metropolitan Ethernet service provider networks
offering "fiber to the curb" services. The mostly-fiber switch
is primarily aimed at long-distance links, instead of
in-building LAN or data center connections.
The box includes 24 small form factor pluggable slots, which can
be fitted with Fast or Gigabit Ethernet fiber optical modules,
which can reach almost 100 miles in range. The device also
includes four additional copper Gigabit Ethernet ports and four
fiber-based Gigabit ports for connecting peripheral devices or
other switches.
The back of the switch includes slots for a single-port or
dual-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink. These ports use 10 Gigabit
Ethernet small form factor pluggable optical insert modules.
Security features of the switch include 802.1X authentication,
and support for dynamic virtual LAN (VLAN) and access control
list (ACL) traffic assignments; this can let the switch interact
with third-party network quarantine agents or other security
software, where agents tell the switch to segment traffic to
secure segments, or to activate ACLs that block access to
certain network protocols or applications.
The FastIron Edge X424F will compete with all-fiber,
fixed-configuration switches from 3Com, Allied Telesyn, Cisco
and Nortel.
The list price for the X424F is $10,000. A single-port upgrade
to 10G Ethernet costs $3,495 and a dual-port 10G upgrade is
$5,500. For another $1,000, the box can be upgraded to full
Layer 3 switching, with support for RIP, OSPF, BGP and other
protocols. The switch will be available in August.
Foundry's grip on the Layer 3 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch market
slipped last year, as the vendor's share of worldwide revenue
from the technology fell from 38% in 2003 to 13.5% in 2004,
according to Synergy Research Group. Observers say while
Foundry's 10G technology was popular with niche customers when
10G was first emerging, as 10G has become more broadly adopted,
mainstream users interested in the technology are turning to
Cisco - which leads the entire Ethernet switch market with 70%
market share.
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To contact: Phil Hochmuth
Phil Hochmuth is a Network World Senior Editor and a former
systems integrator. You can reach him at
<mailto:phochmut@nww.com>.
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This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle
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Find out with the Oracle Grid Computing Glossary! Like any
technology, grid computing is made up of a specialized set of
terms and acronyms. This comprehensive glossary provides a
definition of important grid-related terms.
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