DESK SCOPE
LinkScope Sourcing 14
LinkScope Sourcing 14 records a switch brief and sends it to factories. The desk does not build the switch, hold inventory, or sign the acceptance test. Buyers keep the decision. Factories keep the datasheet.
- Capture port count, speed, PoE, uplink, rack format, and power input.
- Send the same packet outward. Deviations return as deviations.
- Lay quotations side by side after currency and scope match.
What the desk writes down, and what it refuses to invent
The service name is a sourcing desk. It is not a manufacturer or an authorized distributor. A factory that answers a brief does not become a house brand.
Every performance sentence in a reply must name manufacturer and model. Switching capacity, forwarding rate, and MAC table size stay on that model. A family range is a question, not a measurement.
Power over Ethernet class, total watts, power input such as 100-240 VAC, and whether the chassis is fanless are recorded because closets differ. The desk does not measure junction temperature.
Management method and license term are commercial lines. A web screen shot without the license SKU is incomplete. Routing or security features that need a key are priced apart from the metal.
New hardware may offer a clearer support path. Refurbished hardware may cover a legacy host when condition, entitlement, and warranty months are written down. The desk does not grade either path as a rating.
Question sources checked on 2026-10-27 include the IEEE 802 overview and the public FCC equipment-authorization rules. Applicability still belongs to the exact proposed model. This page does not display a certificate number because none is held in the brand file.
Read the closet notes or the checklist article when you want the field list without the company description.
Boundaries buyers ask about before they send a brief
Will the desk pick the factory?
No selection is made here. You receive replies that can be compared. High-end, mid-range, budget, or undecided is a preference you type. It is not a score computed from audits.
Are prices already known?
There is no standing rate card. A target budget with currency and a per-switch or whole-order basis is optional. Comparison starts after factories answer the same port map.
Can a standard replace the datasheet?
Standards suggest questions. They do not travel as a stamp on an unnamed chassis. Ask which revision the supplier used and which test house, if any, signed the safety file.
Where do samples fit?
If you want a sample, say the quantity and who pays freight. Incoming inspection, configuration check, and functional acceptance stay in your plan. The desk can list those steps in the packet. It does not perform the lab work.
Hand the line list to the desk
Paste ports, optics, licenses, quantity, destination, and timing. There is no upload control on this form. If a drawing will not fit, say so and send the file after the first reply.
- One model per evidence row
- Deviations called out, not blended into the price
- Destination written so freight has a lane