[c-nsp] ASIC to switch port mapping

[Nick Hilliard]

On 13/09/2010 17:28, Chris Evans wrote:
> Seriously look at the juniper ex platforms if you are open to other
> vendors.  They sound to be exactly what your are asking for.

>From what I remember, the EX4200 has rather small buffers - not terribly
different in size to the 3560/3750 range. This is from memory, so I could
be mistaken.  Juniper are rather coy on the topic, which is always a sign
of relative paucity.  If the box had buffer capacity which was worth
mentioning, they'd mention it in the marketing blurb.

If you're looking for a GE stackable with large buffers, I understand that
the Force10 S60 has 1.25G shareable between 48 x 1G + 2 x 10G (about 10
megs buffer per gigabit capacity - oooohhhh, lots!).  If you want Cisco,
the 4900 range is reasonably well provisioned, although nothing like the S60.

nick