[c-nsp] Switch recommendation

[Tim Durack]

I think what Chuck is trying to say is: How big is your L2 broadcast domain!!??

I know we had severe pain when we were running large, flat L2 domains
in the 1000+ MAC range. I shudder to think what 10,000+ would be like.

But maybe your environment is much more controlled...

Tim:>

On 11/9/05, Vincent De Keyzer <vincent at dekeyzer.net> wrote:
> A handful. Today 2, tomorrow maybe 10?
>
> Vincent
>
> > How many VLANs?   (Please don't say '1')...
> >
> >
> > Chuck Church
> > Lead Design Engineer
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> > [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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