[c-nsp] router / switch recommendation

[Steve Snodgrass]

On Sat, Oct 15, 2005 at 12:00:12PM -0400, Adam Greene wrote:
> I'm looking for a router / switch with 24-48 ports & 2 fiber uplinks that
> can support up to 500 SVI's, 2 OSPF instances, a handful of small customer
> BGP sessions (default-route only), and probably about 1000 routes in total.
> The device should be able to push ~35Mbps (total across various ports). I
> don't anticipate needing to switch multicast in the near future. Do you
> think it is stretching it to try to do all this with a 3750? I guess the
> next step up would be a 4500, but *gulp* that's a big step $$-wise (we're a
> pretty small ISP).

If you find that a 3750 won't do, take a look at the 4948.  It's a Cat4500
Sup V in a nice 1U box with 48 GE ports (4 shared with SFP slots).

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