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John Stafford, vice president of UNEDA - United Network Equipment Dealers Association, has supplied Network World with UNEDA's response to Cisco's official Refurbished Equipment FAQs:
FAQ #1:
Used Cisco Equipment from Non-Cisco Sources Refurbishing and testing processes:
Quality varies by seller
No market standard exists for quality of refurbishing process
Not all products are refurbished; some are sold as-is
No provision to incorporate upgrades to comply with ECOs
No market standard exists for quality of refurbishing process
Not all products are refurbished; some are sold as-is
No provision to incorporate upgrades to comply with ECOs
UNEDA'S Response:
All equipment is tested with data being passed through each port to ensure they operate at peak performance
All redundant systems are put through fail over tests to verify reliability
Any empty chassis is populated to capacity with known functional blades to ensure all slots, power receptacles, and connectors are functional
All redundant systems are put through fail over tests to verify reliability
Any empty chassis is populated to capacity with known functional blades to ensure all slots, power receptacles, and connectors are functional
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