[c-nsp] 6500 vs Packeteer

[Aivars]

With a dedicated shaper you will archive layer 7
application recognition and user based traffic shaping inbound and
outbound. SUP720 compared to a dedicated box will do just a very basic
things sometimes sacrificing other functions (microflow policing
and netflow). You could have 2 shapers if you require higher
availability. Also optical bypass comes as an option for most vendors.

I also guess that some good news from Cisco in shaping area are
comming. Check with your Cisco partner.

Aivars

Tuesday, February 19, 2008, 7:20:44 PM, you wrote:

MW> Anyone have any input on the pros & cons of 6500 QoS vs Packeteer or
MW> other similar appliance?  Specifically I am referring to Sup720-3CXL QoS
MW> capabilities...  Basically my concern is having an appliance as single
MW> point of failure.  As I increase redundancy in the network
MW> infrastructure it would be nice if I can achieve desired
MW> QoS/rate-limiting using the switches themselves without additional gear.
MW> At the same time I believe I will give up some deep packet inspection
MW> capability and a loss of granularity so to speak in identifying
MW> undesirable traffic...

MW>  

MW> Bill Murphy
MW> Senior Network Analyst
MW> University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston



MW>  

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