[c-nsp] ME3400 switches - internals?

[Rubens Kuhl]

The ME3400 seems to have a less powerful data-plane than its 3750
cousin. The control-plane has some interesting Carrier Ethernet stuff
that ends up implemented as well in 3750 and 6500 (although it takes
years sometimes, as happens with REP that is still not available on
6500).

One recent comparison between ME3400,3560,3750 on one corner and
Juniper EX 4200 on the other came up with a big win to the Juniper EX
4200, so you might want to take a look at J-land to see if it suits
your needs.


Rubens


On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Jeff Bacon <bacon at walleyesoftware.com> wrote:
> Does anyone have or use the ME3400s? What architecture are they based
> on? Clearly they aren't a re-hashed 3750, and they seem to be a step
> above the 3750s in terms of features and capabilities.
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> (Am I right in thinking that a ME3750 is fundamentally the same as a
> 3750, just different software? Or is there additional hardware in there
> to support MPLS/etc?
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> Is it just me or are there lots of nifty cool features in the ME
> series?)
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