[c-nsp] list wisdom please, Cisco switches

Blake Dunlap ikiris at gmail.com
Mon Jan 14 21:44:04 EST 2013


i dont know if i'd do 2960s here. Perhaps the me series maybe a 3600?


On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Andrew Miehs <andrew at 2sheds.de> wrote:

> How long is a piece of string? You need to work out your architecture first
> - then you can find your switches.
>
> Are you sure you want L3 functionality in the common room, or would it not
> be enough to run the SVIs from the PoP?
>
> I would probably use a 2960S in the common rooms, and run VSS 6500s in the
> PoP. I would have all the L3 functionality done on the 6500. You should
> also think about how you want to stop Tenant A seeing Tenant B's traffic -
> private vlans, etc?
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:29 AM, John Brown <john at citylinkfiber.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > We are looking to install cisco switches to feed an apartment complex
> with
> > internet.
> > Each unit has a Cat5e cable back to a common room.
> > We have our own fiber into the common room that goes back to our pop.
> >
> > We want to provide 10/100/1000 service options to the tenants.
> >
> > The backhaul today will be 2 GigE ports, but would like in future to push
> > 10Gig ports by replacing SFP with SFP+'s
> >
> > Don't need PoE.
> >
> > Do need to keep tenant A from being able to see tenant B's network.
> >
> > Each switch needs to be no more than 24 ports (1 switch per Telco room
> per
> > floor)
> >
> > Need IPv4 and IPv6 (v6 is a must), Layer 3 and other goodies
> >
> > Thoughts on which models ??
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
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