Junction Functions

摘要

Not too long ago we felt comfortable paying $100 for a switched 10Base-T port. Now, with advanced feature sets common and retail prices for an edge/closet switch ranging from a mere $27 to more than $340 per port at 100-Gbps speeds, what, exactly, does your money buy? Before we answer that we must point out the pink elephant in the room: Cisco is big, Cisco is everywhere and Cisco makes reliable products used around the world. But that's also true of many other vendors, including Adtran, Alcatel Internetworking, Asante Technologies, Enterasys Networks, Extreme Networks, Hewlett-Packard and Nortel Networks. Determine the right combination of features and price for your project and go with the vendor that best meets those needs.