Brocade MLXe with the XMR cards is a good choice, yes, but -1 for "What do you mean that this feature isn't fully implemented yet?? It's been in common use among other vendors for better than 10 years!" They're a lot better than they were but still a bit lagging.
-Wayne On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 10:15:10AM +0000, James Braunegg wrote: > +2 for Brocade MLXe we use them globally now for almost 3 years and are very > happy with them !! > > Brocade Rocks !! period !! > > Kindest Regards > > James Braunegg > P:? 1300 769 972? |? M:? 0488 997 207 |? D:? (03) 9751 7616 > E:?? james.braun...@micron21.com? |? ABN:? 12 109 977 666?? > W:??www.micron21.com/ip-transit T:?@micron21 > > > > This message is intended for the addressee named above. It may contain > privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient > of this message you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose it to anyone > other than the addressee. If you have received this message in error please > return the message to the sender by replying to it and then delete the > message from your computer. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elliot Finley [mailto:efinley.li...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:29 AM > Cc: nanog list > Subject: Re: What routers do folks use these days? > > +1 for Brocade MLXe. Good Price. Good stuff. Good TAC. > > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:19 AM, Fredy Kuenzler <kuenz...@init7.net> wrote: > > > Am 29.11.2013 06:37, schrieb Jawaid Desktop: > > > We're a service provider, and we have a network full of Cat6509's. > > > We are finding that we are outgrowing them from the standpoint of > > > their ability to handle lots of large routing tables. Obviously > > > their switching capability is still superb but one of them with 20 > > > peers is starting to groan a bit and RAM is going to be an issue > > > soon. > > > > > > What do people use these days? Our backbone needs in the next 2-3 > > > years are going to be sub-100Gbps. > > > > Check the Brocade MLXe series. We (Init7 / AS13030) are using them and > > the previous XMR series for years and are happy with it. CLI is > > Cisco-look-and-feel, the software tree has a clear structure (unlike > > Cisco with hundreds of versions) and the TAC is willing to ssh into > > your gear to assist. > > > > -- > > Fredy Kuenzler > > > > Init7 (Switzerland) Ltd. > > AS13030 > > St. Georgen-Strasse 70 > > CH-8400 Winterthur > > Twitter: @init7 / @kuenzler > > http://www.init7.net/ > > > > > --- Wayne Bouchard w...@typo.org Network Dude http://www.typo.org/~web/
