[c-nsp] ME-C3750 code on plain WS-C3750?

[Peter Salanki]

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The ME6524 is a lot more expensive than the matching 6500-chassis  
configuration. So unless your rackspace is very expensive, you could  
probably get away with a 6503 at a lower cost.

7 jan 2007 kl. 14.02 skrev Rubens Kuhl Jr.:

>>> And the Network Processor is attached only to the 2 "Enhanced
>>> Services" ports, so unless you have only two uplinks and use only L3
>>> on them (as MPLS requires "routerport" ), this will end up using  
>>> all 4
>>> gigabit ports, connecting the 2 non-enhanced ports to the 2 enhanced
>>> ports.
>>>
>>
>>     So we get MPLS on a couple of uplinks but not across the board?
>
> Sadly, yes.
>
>>> 3750 Metro software has also plenty of annoying bugs (like  
>>> traceroute
>>> not working) and limitations (not capable of balancing etherchannel
>>> based on MPLS label is one of them).
>>>
>>
>>     Traceroute results are hidden in some MPLS scenarios, no? Or  
>> is this
>> a case where it should work and doesn't?
>
> The second. You can get the bug id on the release notes.
>
>>> Cisco has a metro with up to 32 gigabit ports called ME6524, now in
>>> FCS phase. As the name suggests, it's based on 6500 with native
>>> supervisor support for MPLS, so I hope it will be more stable than
>>> 3750 Metro. Beware that it doesn't support VPLS, though.
>>>
>>
>>     Instability in the 3750 ... does this extend to the other ME type
>> switches?
>
> I hope not, and in my experience, what's inside counts more than the
> marketing name.
> So it's more likely that ME6524 have more strong and weak points in
> common with Cat6500 and 7600, than with its 37xx counterpart.
>
> It's based on PFC3C, which seems to be a PFC3BXL feature set with
> PFC3B TCAM sizes.
> Software is ME6500-only today (12.2 ZU), but it will be merged with
> mainline in the future (which leaves a question to what mainline it
> will be synced, 6500 or 7600).
>
>
>
> Rubens
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