[c-nsp] 3750X?

[Mark Tinka]

On Thursday 15 April 2010 07:54:13 pm Anton Kapela wrote:

> Also, cer2k has 512k v4 tcam entries, dual ac/dc,
>  consumes 1u of space, draws under 300 watts, and
>  actually has working bgp/vpls/etc *today* -- not
>  "somewhere over the me3400G rainbow."

I had a chance to beat these boxes a fair bit toward the end 
of last year, during our consideration for platforms that 
will let us extend MPLS into the Access.

While they are formidable (Cisco's ME3400 is pretty useless 
for MPLS in the Access, their 3750ME lacks Gig-E + Jumbo 
frames on customer facing ports, e.t.c., Juniper's EX-series 
boxes are pretty useless in this field too, and the MX80 is 
worthy but too pricey/big), there's a number of issues that 
still need sorting out (some may, some may never).

While I can't get into the specifics of these limitations 
(NDA, blah blah), you'll definitely be chasing the code for 
at least another couple of years to reach parity with the 
rest of your network.

Hot on my list: IPv6 is currently not supported, but is 
roadmapped for the future (feature by feature, of course).

All that said, in all honesty, if you can live with the 
limitations or workaround them, there currently isn't a 
better product in the market that offers 48-port tri-rate 
copper, fibre-based Gig-E/10-Gig-E connections with 
"acceptable" MPLS support, especially if you're considering 
just EoMPLS and VPLS. And coming from me, that's probably 
saying much :-)...

Cheers,

Mark.
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