[c-nsp] Data Center Core Switches

[Luis anzola]

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> On Nov 30, 2013, at 3:19 PM, CiscoNSP List <cisconsp_list at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Looks very similar to this RFP - http://www.gju.edu.jo/admin/u1files/GJU%20RFP.pdf
> 
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>> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 19:45:57 +0300
>> From: madunix at gmail.com
>> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Subject: [c-nsp] Data Center Core Switches
>> 
>> Dear Experts,
>> 
>> I am in the process to acquire and implement network infrastructure
>> solution by upgrading the Data Center Core Switches with a very high
>> forwarding rate at least 500 Mpps and above, by using the following
>> (TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION)
>> 
>> 
>> 1. Modular Switch with Minimum 8 slots
>> 
>> 2. Minimum switching capacity per slot 200Gbps
>> 
>> 3. Switching capacity for chassis minimum 5Tbps
>> 
>> 4. All major components including but not limited to control plane and
>> power supply should be redundant where failure in one component will not
>> cause any
>> failure.
>> 
>> 5. The switch must support virtualization where 2 switches can act as one
>> switch eliminating need for spanning tree.
>> 
>> 6. Energy saving (power consumption to be provided)
>> 
>> 7. Supports for the following:
>> a. VRRP
>> b. NSR: Non-Stop Routing and Non-Stop Forwarding.
>> c. Stateful or Graceful Switchover. Or equivalent.
>> d. BFD bidirectional Forwarding Detection
>> e. Hot Swappable modules.
>> 
>> 8. The vendor should provide all licenses to support IPv4 and IPv6 full
>> features.
>> 
>> 9. Non-blocking, 1 and 10GE design
>> 
>> 10. Support at least 500 Mpps
>> 
>> 11. 10GE wire speed to provide adequate support for future collaboration
>> applications (video, voice and high bandwidth apps)
>> 
>> 12. Future support of 40 and 100 GE
>> 
>> 13. The Switch should support, but not be limited to the following Layer3
>> Protocols:
>> a. Static IP routing
>> b. Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and RIP2
>> c. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
>> d. BGP
>> 
>> 14. The switch must support IP multicast protocols
>> a. IGMP v1, v2, and v3
>> b. IGMP Snooping
>> c. PIM-SM, PIM DM, PIM-SSM
>> 
>> 15. The switch should support the following features at a minimum:
>> a. Spanning Tree 802.1D, 802.1s, 802.1w
>> b. 802.1X single and multi-supplicant: VLAN and ACL assignment
>> c. DHCP Snooping, IP source guard
>> d. LLDP, LLDP-MED
>> e. 802.3ad
>> f. Must support Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) in hardware to enable
>> VPN services within the campus.
>> g. SNMP Support v1,2,3
>> 
>> The above spec could apply to juniper, cisco, hp, xtreme ...etc, any
>> recommendation should I add/adjust to my  TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
>> 
>> -mad
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