[c-nsp] Metro Ethernet Switch

[Swaroop Potdar]

Yes it does say so.
 
But again as I said verify everything with the local SE for vis-a-vis comparision.
As for hardware they are the best.
 
HTH-Cheers,
Swaroop

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: markus mayer [mailto:tryitfirst at googlemail.com] 
	Sent: Wed 10/4/2006 3:33 PM 
	To: Swaroop Potdar 
	Cc: cisco-nsp 
	Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Metro Ethernet Switch
	
	

	Hi,


	the Cisco Catalyst Series Supervisor Engine V-10GE supports 55K MAC-Addresse
	You can read it here:
	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/products_data_sheet0900aecd801c5c66.html
	
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	Predictable Performance 

	• 136-Gbps switching fabric

	• Layer 2 hardware forwarding at 102 mpps

	• Layer 3 hardware-based IP Cisco Express Forwarding routing at 102 mpps

	• Layer 4 TCP/User Datagram Protocol (UDP) hardware-based filtering at 102 mpps 

	• No performance penalty with advanced Layer 3 and Layer 4 services enabled

	• Software-based learning at a sustained rate of 10,000 hosts per second

	• Support for 55,000 unicast + 16,000 multicast MAC addresses

	• Support for 131,072 entries in routing table (shared between unicast and multicast) 

	• Scalability to 4,000 virtual ports (VLAN port instances)

	• Bandwidth aggregation up to 16 Gbps through Cisco Gigabit EtherChannel technology 

	• Hardware-based multicast management

	• Hardware-based ACLs

	</SNIP>
	
	Thanks for your answers. 
	
	Markus