[nsp] Catalyst 5000(5500) over 4000(4500)???

[Niels Bakker]

* mac at telvia.it (mac at telvia.it) [Fri 18 Apr 2003, 16:06 CEST]:
> Thanks,
> 
> if no IOS on 5000 i assume no L3 capabilites (i need qos and FULL BGP 
> routing capabilites), i'm right?

No, there's only no *native* IOS.


> Seems to me that I can live with the fixed ports 3550 is  a better 
> value (L3/L4 QoS)

The 3550 can't do BGP.  See the archives.


> 4500 is very nice but cost a lot and I don't need all the features.

Can it hold a full routing table?  I recall it not being able to be one
of the differences between the 4000 and 6000 Series Catalysts.


> Other options from cisco?

Shame on them for recycling the number 4500 on a product.


	-- Niels.

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