[c-nsp] L3 switch with MPLS support

[Ray Burkholder]

Or a  2800 with a HWIC 9 port:  a 1U integrated router/switch.  For more
switch ports, you can get a network module with 16 switch ports.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of 
> Primoz Jeroncic
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 09:18
> To: Cisco Mailing list
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] L3 switch with MPLS support
> 
> On Thu, 10 May 2007, Phil Mayers wrote:
> 
> > Primoz Jeroncic wrote:
> > > Hi everyone
> > >
> > > I'm sorry since this post is not Cisco related, but I 
> hope someone 
> > > might still have some usefull suggestions.
> > >
> > > I'm trying to find l3 switch capable of MPLS. 
> Unfortunately for some 
> > > of our PE locations switches like cat6500 or c3750 metro 
> our way way 
> > > too much. So I'm trying to find something in range of 
> Cisco 3560 but 
> > > of course with MPLS support. Does anyone have any suggestions for 
> > > any other then Cisco product, which would fit into such range?
> >
> > Buy a small CPU-based router (cisco 2800 or juniper J-series) and 
> > cheap
> > L2 switch.
> 
> Thanks for this suggestion. Currently I use exactly this 
> config (with c2800 not Juniper), but I'm somehow still hoping 
> for "cheap" 1 or 2u
> l3 switch solution, even if not from Cisco.
> PS: c6500 is out of question for two reason... one it's too 
> expensive and even if not (refurbished), it's too big 
> sometimes. In small pops where we have let's say 10 clients, 
> c6500 is really overkill.
> 
> Have fun,
> Primoz Jeroncic
> Support - IP Connectivity & Routing
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