If you don't need a full table or 10G, a sup32 6503 chassis bundle is very affordable. 8 sfp and 1 copper port for about 9k after discount.
- Original message - > Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:17:12 -0400 > From: "Brant I. Stevens" <bra... On 7/17/08, Kevin Oberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:17:12 -0400 >> From: "Brant I. Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> What about a 6524 switch? Or a Juniper EX 4200? > > 6524? Sounds like a bit of overkill to me. > > As far as the EX4200, it might do the job in a bit, but, as of the > latest JunOS release, too many features are supported for us to use them > as full-function routers. Maybe in a release or two (late this year), > they will be ready. The hardware is most impressive. > > Note that they will not handle full routes. I believe that they do about > 12K routes, so they may be fine for you application. They do all of the > "standard" protocols, but they don't so MPLS yet. I'm not quite sure > when this will make it into JunOS. > > I'm quite impressed with the potential of this box and, as a layer 2 > switch, they run very well. Just some serious limitations for layer > 3. > -- > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C > 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com
