[c-nsp] VS-S720-10G alternative

[Tony Varriale]

On 6/13/2012 8:01 AM, Reuben Farrelly wrote:
> I have a requirement for a 1G/10G access switch also for a meet-me 
> room project I am working on, and the 4500-X ticks all the boxes - 
> except for the MPLS capability.  The lack of this feature means I will 
> likely have to backhaul data back to an MPLS capable switch or an 
> ASR1k in another location.
>
> I don't need a unit which can handle 24x10G (240G) of sustained 
> throughput but I do need to plan for a handful of 10G handoffs which 
> may do 2 or 3 Gbps in the near future.  Two 10G uplink ports isn't 
> enough, and the 7600 platform looks to be ridiculously expensive for 
> this sort of thing (not to mention space and power requirements).
>
> A cross between a 4500-X and ME3600X/ME3800X would be an absolutely 
> killer box.  Then again, I guess that would involve Enterprise and 
> Service Provider BU's within Cisco talking (Gert?) ;)
>
> Reuben
>
>
> On 13/06/2012 10:44 PM, Andrew Miehs wrote:
>> Sent from a mobile device
>>
>> On 13/06/2012, at 22:00, scott owens <scottowens12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> for those of you looking at the sup720-10G or 7k ( I have sets of 
>>> both of
>>> them as well ), take a look at Ciscos new 4500X 1U 10G/1G 
>>> switch/router.
>>
>>
>>> With an SFP+ ZR optic this can do just about anything an X2 or XenPak
>>> 6704/6708/6716 could do.
>>
>>
>> Except mpls :(
>> _______________________________________________
Nexus 7004? :)

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