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

[David Sinn]

The SupIII & SupIV for the 4000 series can run BGP.  The SupIII maxes
out at 256MB RAM, the SupIV's max is 512MB.  Both have fairly fast
processors, so you should be able to handle variety of BGP setups.

What sort of port count are you looking for?

David 


-----Original Message-----
From: mac at telvia.it [mailto:mac at telvia.it] 
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 8:21 AM
To: Niels Bakker
Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net

No full BGP for 3550 and 4500? What is the entry point solution for DO 
full BGP on a Catalyst?

Thanks
Spin


On Friday, April 18, 2003, at 04:17  PM, Niels Bakker wrote:

> * 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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