[nsp] Catalyst 3550-12T

[Kristofer Sigurdsson]

Hi,

sthaug at nethelp.no, Mon, May 10, 2004 at 09:19:37PM +0200 :
> > I'm considering the purchase of a Cisco 3550-12T for a medium sized PoP.
> > Could someone lend a review of the 3550 series switches with regards to
> > reliability, ease of use, etc.
> 
> We have no direct experience with the 3550-12T model, but have lots of
> experience with 3550-12G and 3550-24.
> 
> In general the 3550 series have worked well for us. They have some
> limitations, which may or may not be relevant for you:
> 
> - Limited size of the MAC address table.
> - Limited number of simultaneous VLANs (1024).
> - For L3: Limited number of SVIs, limited size of the routing table.

Also, you should keep in mind that accepting a command is not the same
thing as carrying it out in the 3550.  Some things are built into the
command set, but not actually implemented, eg. netflow.

See http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps646/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a008014f37c.html 

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Netsérfræðingur/Network specialist	Reiknistofnun HÍ/University of Iceland