[c-nsp] E/MPLS enabled gear

[Kristofer Sigurdsson]

2006/4/5, Gert Doering <gert at greenie.muc.de>:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 05:02:12PM -0400, Graham Wooden wrote:
> > Thoughts on this type of equipment?  Anything on the used or new Cisco line?
> > I don't know my budget at this second, but it maybe flexible depending on
> > what we can get.  I would think $15K per device.
>
> As far as I know, the only box Cisco builds that does MPLS on "more than
> a few" GigE ports is the 6500/Sup32-3B or Sup720-3B.
>
> $15K per device is a bit tight, but might work out for a 7603+Sup32-3B-8GE
> and a Copper-Gbit-Blade.
>
> (Yes, you said that you can't use Sup32s - but there isn't anything else,
> GSR is MUCH more expensive)

What about a simple switch, say a Cat2960, with 24 FE ports and two
GigE uplinks?  You could plug that into a router, say, 7301, and use a
VLAN trunk between.  Then you could do EoMPLS with dot1q subinterfaces
on the router.

Of course, this has some restrictions on bandwidth and you can't give
your customers "port mode" EoMPLS, i.e. mirroring VLAN trunks, but
then again, if you want something, you have to pay for it...

I believe you could get a used Cat2900 or a 2950, plus a 7200VXR or
7301, well within $15k USD.  You could even add a 3508G for additional
GigE ports.  If you get an NPE-G1 or a 7301, you have three GigE's on
the router, one could be uplink, one downlink to the 2950 and one
downlink to the 3508.

-Kristo