[c-nsp] 3750x Alternatives

[Andrew Miehs]

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:56 AM, CiscoNSP_list CiscoNSP_list <
cisconsp_list at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Thanks Andrew - The Nexus do look nice...The 5010/5020 are EOL'd
> correct?(But still able to get smartnet on them?)....Is there a significant
> price point difference between these and the 5548(P?)
>

The Nexus 5548 should cost about the same as the 5020 - but you would need
to check this and speak with your Cisco sales rep.


> If the Nexus are heinously expensive, I might look at the 4500's as you
> suggest.....or perhaps the 4900's?(I do require 6+ SFP for fibre
> connections though)
>

Do you require SFP+ or SFP? (10G or 1G)?

The 4500 Sup7E and 4500X should support VSS by the start of next year
(probably mid until it is stable). If you can wait that long with the "VSS"
requirement you could probably buy a 4500 now, and VSS it later.

HP also have their own version of VSS called IRF which you will find on
their H3C range of switches - I believe it is now called HP Comware. This
may also be an alternative.

Andrew