price per port pricing CBX 500 ATM Switch (16 slot) chassis $25,000 - $500,000 8 port, ATM T1/E1 NA $3,000 8 port, ATM T3/E3 NA $6,000 4 port, OC-3/STM-1 NA $11,250 1 port, OC-12/STM-2 NA $30,000 6 port, DS3/E3 Frame Relay & IP module NA $10,000 4 port, Fast Ethernet module NA $12,500
B-STDX-9000 Switch (8/16 slot) chassis $20,000 - $250,000
2 port, Fast Ethernet module NA $12,500 2 port, HSSI module NA $10,000 4 port, FR Chan. T1/E1 module NA $250/DSO1 1 port, FR Chan. T3 module NA $2,000/DS1 1 port, FR Chan. T3/1/0 module NA $100/DSO 10 port, FR T1 module NA $3,000/DS1 8 port, Frame Relay V.35/X.21/RS232 module NA $2,000 ISDN T1/E1 PRI module NA $8,500/PRI 12 port, FR E1 module NA $2,000 1 port, ATM DS3/ES3 module NA $33,000 1 port, ATM OC-3/STM-1 module NA $35,000
Source: NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC
What does this mean? I have no idea! I'm sure that Glenn R. or others may be able to interpret. However, it is clear that given the wide variance in the chassis price estimating the value of the contract without knowing the specific configuration would be difficult at best.
Larry |