[c-nsp] Router/switch suggestions James

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> Sorry about being unclear but I want Layer3 capability. I have followed
> the thread about replacing a 7513 with a 6509, which is similar on what
> I'm looking at. I have always been sceptical about mixing, so
> router/firewall/switch as separate boxes was my starting point. Perhaps
> a 6500 with Sup720 and lots of memory can do all in one (replacement for
> 7200 router with bgp/netflow/cef, and doing the 6500 work with layer3,
> vlans, trunking)?

Experience from my previous employer suggests that 6500 is fine for
normal IP (including full BGP tables) and L2 together. It is certainly
superior to any 7200 when it comes to DDoS handling capability (because
of hardware forwarding and ACLs).

Note that if you want to use the 6500 for STM-1 you need OSMs, which
are significantly more expensive than regular Ethernet modules.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no