switch 10G standalone TOR, core to DC

Wed Feb 20 06:09:24 UTC 2013

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Bao Nguyen <ngqbao at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone have worked with the switching vendor Quanta for their 10ge switching as
> TOR? [1] Their spec looked interesting and they are quiet cheap.
>
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> [1]
> http://www.quantaqct.com/en/01_product/02_detail.php?mid=30&sid=114&id=116&qs=63
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>
> -bn
> 0216331C
>

Based on the specs, the Quanta switches look like they use Broadcom
merchant silicon and should have similar performance to other switches
based on the same chipset:

http://blog.sflow.com/2011/12/merchant-silicon.html

While many vendors use merchant silicon, there is variability in
firmware, exposed features, CLI etc.