[c-nsp] Switch recommendation

Vincent De Keyzer vincent at dekeyzer.net
Wed Nov 9 10:22:52 EST 2005


A handful. Today 2, tomorrow maybe 10?

Vincent

> How many VLANs?   (Please don't say '1')...
> 
> 
> Chuck Church
> Lead Design Engineer
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Vincent De
> Keyzer
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:19 AM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] Switch recommendation
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> I have the following requirements for a switch :
> 
> *	ability to handle over 20,000 MAC addresses
> *	a few GigE ports (1 now, maybe 4 later)
> *	a few FE ports (6 now, maybe 12 or 16 later)
> *	no layer 3 required
> 
> 
> 
> I have the feeling that those requirements are somewhat unusual - a few
> ports vs. a large number of MAC addresses.
> 
> 
> 
> Is the 4503 a good choice for those requirements? What cards should I
> stick
> in there?
> 
> 
> 
> Is there anything cheaper that would do the job?
> 
> 
> 
> Vincent
> 
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