Lumen Ethernet vs. NVIDIA Spectrum Switches

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lumen Ethernet
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Lumen Ethernet services (formerly CenturyLink Ethernet services) power secure, high-availability network solutions that enable high-performance voice, video and data applications. Lumen Ethernet’s private connectivity, scalable bandwidth and configuration options make it ideal for high-speed connections among corporate headquarters, data centers and other business locations around the world. Designed for flexibility with end-to-end availability, class of service and latency service level…N/A
NVIDIA Spectrum Switches
Score 8.0 out of 10
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NVIDIA® Spectrum®-3 based SN4000 is an open ethernet switch that combines cloud features with performance to support modern scale-out distributed data center applications. With support for all speeds 1GbE through 400GbE, SN4000 is ideal for building large layer-2, layer-3, and virtualized network fabrics for both green field and brown field environments.N/A
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Free/Freemium Version
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Lumen EthernetNVIDIA Spectrum Switches
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Dell PowerConnect Switches
Dell PowerConnect Switches
Score 8.9 out of 10
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Score 9.0 out of 10
Cisco Ethernet Switches
Cisco Ethernet Switches
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Lumen EthernetNVIDIA Spectrum Switches
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(3 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Lumen EthernetNVIDIA Spectrum Switches
Likelihood to Recommend
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
It is well suited based on our experience for small-scale projects where there are not very critical production-related activities happening. It will be easy to control and handle within a small set of deployments or platforms such as mobile-related activities. I don't recommend it for large server-scale deployment because we have seen inconsistencies with the connectivity of services.
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NVIDIA
Works well if you use core networking functionality Does not work well in a multi-vendor setup.
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Pros
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Speed has been consistent.
  • Reliability of uptime.
  • Hardware has been solid.
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NVIDIA
  • open platform for use with e.g. Cumulus OS
  • cost effective
  • excellent support
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Cons
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Offer better line location for construction
  • Available in more states
  • Quality of service reports monthly
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NVIDIA
  • Interoperability with other vendors
  • Bugs
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Alternatives Considered
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
AT&T I would say is the leader within this area in terms of handling any large-scale deployments and their services are awesome. No connectivity issues at all and no latency in feedback. Server deployments are handled very effectively, that's not the case with century link. Of course, security is second to none with AT&T.
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NVIDIA
Mellanox have more competitive pricing. Mellanox is an open System which Supports Cumulus OS
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Return on Investment
Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink)
  • Positive: After configuration and initial setup service has been great. We have a call center running off the service and calls have much less jitter now.
  • Positive: Fiber speeds have helped us execute daily tasks quicker.
  • Negative: Much time and money wasted on the initial configuration and setup.
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NVIDIA
  • Overall seamless integration into the datacenter
  • Better cost per port so higher ROI
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