[c-nsp] need a suggestion for a good lab switch

[Peter Rathlev]

On Wed, 2009-11-18 at 11:40 -0800, Scott Granados wrote:
>     I have a lab that uses a Foundry 4802 for routing / switching.
> This item is ready to end its lease and I need to replace it with
> something more current.  I'm looking for 48 ports of preferably
> 10/100/1000 ethernet, layer 3 routing capability (mostly static
> routing) and spanning tree support. Good multicast support would be a
> requirement as well.  Which Cisco products would folks suggest would
> fit the bill?  Any pointers would be appreciated. Also, in parallel
> with this and to save list traffic is there a good general product
> card type page that shows the various Cisco products, a brief
> explaination of their configurations / options and model number?  Is
> there a central spot with all that in one place?  I appreciate the
> pointers.

The 3560 seems to fit this bill. AFAIK it's the smallest switch to
support L3 forwarding. We have used them extensively as OSPF access
routers with no problems.

-- 
Peter