CRS-3

Gregory_Hicks1 · March 10, 2010, 7:31am

Subject: Re: CRS-3
From: David Conrad <drc@virtualized.org>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:06:39 -0800

>> Anyone have any idea how much a fully configured CRS-3 would cost?
> Admittedly, my information on these topics comes from NPR these

days.

>
> They said it costs ~US$90k, and that AT&T was in trails.

Somehow, I'm skeptical (not of the trials, but $90k for a fully
configured CRS-3), but if it was on NPR it must be true...

The press release at
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2010/prod_030910.html states that the
pricing for the CRS-3 STARTS AT $90K...

Bob_Snyder · March 10, 2010, 4:30pm

Is that the cost for a nameplate you can stick on an empty rack with
dark glass so you can fool people visiting your datacenter? I've put
together BoMs for the CRS-1, and the pricing was at least an order of
magnitude higher.

Linecards are interesting. We get a 100Gb card, we get a linerate
14-port 10Gb card, but apparently there's still only a single port
OC-768 40Gb card.

Bob

Huizinga_Rene · March 10, 2010, 4:39pm

Cisco and linerate...if it would be a Juniper I could say OK, on a Cisco, first see then believe.

Also, seeing CRS-1's, is the '3' in CRS-3 the multiplier or magnitude of problems to be expected compared to its 'little' buggy sister.. ?

GIULIANO_UOL · March 10, 2010, 4:42pm

JUNIPER Networks did a press note about the new T-1600 components:

http://www.juniper.net/us/en/company/press-center/press-releases/2010/pr_2010_02_04-08_30.html

And now CISCO with the new components for the CRS-1 ... to increase it
to "new" CRS-3.

Both companies looks like want to reach 4 Tbps capacity with their CORE
Routers.

I think JUNIPER have been tested 100 Gbps ethernet line card for so long.

http://www.juniper.net/us/en/company/press-center/press-releases/2009/pr_2009_06_08-09_00.html

JUNIPER has talked about 5 Watts/Gigabit.

CISCO said something about 3 Watts/Gigabit.

Big and good fight.

Best for all of us.

GIULIANO_UOL · March 10, 2010, 4:44pm