On 11/14/24 20:58, Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I was trying to find a VCDX which is the Very Compact Digital Exchange. It uses a Sun server running a DMERT emulator to (probably) squash the full compute side down to 1u (Netra T1) to maybe 4u-5u (Larger Sun Netra boxes which is what was actually provided.) This is my idea to squash a whole rig into 2 racks (some say 3 are needed but...)
If you're looking for something like that, look for a Summa Four VCO/4K switch, later sold as Cisco. (Cisco acquired Summa Four) A complete switch, with Sun management systems, is two rack footprints. These have been around awhile, and while not iconic like a 5ESS, they are manageable, they speak SS7, and they are serious, grown-up CO switches. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA