10GBASE-T Switches

Thu Feb 10 15:05:54 UTC 2011

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 09:33:50AM +0000, Roberts, Brent wrote:
> Looking for feedback/recommendations on higher density Switch’s in the 10GBASE-T arena.
> Preferably TOR switches if possible.
> Minimum 16 ports usable for Rack Server connectivity + Uplinks to Collapsed Twin Distro/Core setup.
> Found the Arista 7X00 family to have the density I am looking for but others of similar spec would be appreciated.
>  Any Thoughts and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Juniper EX4500 has 40 fixed SFP/SFP+ ports plus 2 uplink modules that 
can contain 4 SFP/SFP+ ports each for a total of 48 10GBASE-X ports.  
Need to buy SFP+ modules or use direct-attach SFP+ cables though.