[f-nsp] FESX648 vs. NetIron CES 20204

[Joel Mulkey]

Yes, we had a substantial FESX network and last year swapped it out for a CES and XMR network. The FESX boxes worked well until pushed. Utilizing advanced features such as MRP, UDLD, OSPF, and BGP on them simultaneously showed their limitations. The CES uses dual CPUs, one for the linecard and one for the management processing, so it handles those advanced protocols much better. Our network is now far more stable than it was with the FESX equipment. Not to mention the expanded and improved feature support.

Joel Mulkey
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On Feb 23, 2011, at 9:00 AM, foundry-nsp-request at puck.nether.net wrote:
> 
> Does anyone have experience on NetIron CES? Is it stable enough to
> compare with FESX? We are trying to make a decision on which one to
> choose.
>