[c-nsp] Cisco 4948's

[Jim McBurnett]

Jeef,
Does this help?

Quick comparison
		3750			4948 
Backplane	32Gbps		96Gpbs
SFPs		varies 0-4		4
Interfaces	10/100 all gig	ALL GigE
Price					48 port gige is cheaper than
equiv 3750
p/s		nonredun		builtin redundent
Fan tray	na			hot swapable
Stackable	yes			no
RU		1-1.5			1
POE option	yes			no
List std	48 port $14K	$10.5K
List enh	$22K			$14.5K

As I see it the 3750 is edge / small core / small data center.
The 4948 is server aggregation, somewhat larger core thant 3750, and
data center.

And the 4948 may be a good choice for a high powered user group that 
needs gige to all and no need to stack in that closet...

Except for stacking, I think the 4948 is a better switch.....


Later,
Jim


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Kell [mailto:jeff-kell at utc.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:01 AM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Cisco 4948's

Wesley Jones wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>    I've settled upon using a Cisco Catalyst 4948 (enhanced image)
> switch within the core of a medium-sized network.    I also plan on
> deploying this switch for a dedicated backup infrastructure with Intel

> Gigabit NICs on the server end of things to facilitate a large amount 
> of out-of-band backup data.

Why the 4948 over the 3750?  Anyone done a quick comparison?

Jeff
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