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

[mac at telvia.it]

mmm....if I remember WILL BE available only at June/July timeframe...

Spin

On Friday, April 18, 2003, at 04:27  PM, Temkin, David wrote:

> 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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