Innovative Access Network Solution for Internet Service Providers
GPEN (Gigabit Passive Ethernet Network) Concept
Cut costs, not speed – forget about the expensive GPON! This is the cheapest way for any ISP to deliver high-speed internet to individual apartments.
The 100 meter limitation of Ethernet cable in data networking enabled the advent of GPON concept . This was specially exciting for large or tier 1 service providers with huge resources to deliver service to multi-dwelling subscribers in a relatively low cost manner using fiber.
However Mikrotik have found an innovative & extremely low cost method to use the available CAT 5/6 cabling found in many buildings to deliver fast Internet service to multi-dwelling subscribers at a fraction of the cost of GPON. This would enable smaller ISPs to deliver similar service as GPON with much smaller cost, immediate implementation & use the current infrastructure.
To fully understand how the GPEN concept works please visit below link for a comprehensive presentation.
The CRS354-48G-4S+2Q+RM is an awesome performer in the world of switches. This switch has all the features & capabilities of a layer 3 router with superb switching features at below USD 500 price mark. There are a number of 48 port switches at this price point; however this powerful switch has 48 x 1G RJ45 ports and 4 x 10G SFP+ ports. There are also 2 x 40G QSFP+ ports for extremely fast fiber connections or linking with other 40 Gbps devices. The total non-blocking throughput is 168 Gbps, switching capacity is 336 Gbps and the forwarding rate reaches 235 Mpps. Similar price point switches have less than half of CRS354 non-blocking throughput capacity & one third of the packet forwarding capability.
amazing price performance for the enterprise, data centers ………..
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