[nsp] Cat3550 with EMI

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> The cisco documentation says that the catalyst 3550 is optimized for 
> only 8 routed (Layer 3) ports. Has anyone used the entire switch with 
> separate layer 3 ports? I need a 48 port switch that can handle 48 layer 
> 3 ports, is the catalyst 3550 w/ EMI capable assuming fairly low (< 
> 10mbit) traffic on the interfaces or should I go for 2 24 port switches?

The bandwidth is not the problem - 48 ports at 10 Mbps each is a piece
of cake. You may want to check things like the number of routing entries
you need - 3550 won't handle a full Internet routing table.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no