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

[Temkin, David]

The new 3750 can do BGP, however, and it's price point is only marginally
above the 3550...
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer/products/hw/switches/ps5023/index.html



-----Original Message-----
From: Niels Bakker [mailto:niels=cisco-nsp at bakker.net] 
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 10:17 AM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [nsp] Catalyst 5000(5500) over 4000(4500)???


* 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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