[f-nsp] NetIron CER 2000 as a metro switch

[Jeff McAdams]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.  Modulo some differences
in how the software feature licenses work (and don't get me started on how
much I absolutely *abhor* software feature licenses), the CES and CER end
up with exactly the same feature set...so the distinction between "switch"
and "router" is pretty meaningless.  I mean...they do run the exact same
software image and load the same FPGA firmware onto their data plane (yes,
FPGA, not ASIC)

They *do* have different RIB and FIB capacities...which I guess could be
the distinction between "switch" and "router"...personally I find it more
confusing than just saying that they both can be both "switch" and
"router" (and be both at the same time) and that the distinction between
them is merely one of scalability in RIB/FIB.

On Wed, August 28, 2013 19:01, Youssef Bengelloun-Zahr wrote:
> Well,
>
>
> First of all, one is a switch who can do a little routing with small RIB
> capacity while the other is a router who can do a little switching whit
> high RIB capacity.
>
> Again, if you don't state your needs/requirements/sizing, it's going to
> be difficult to help.
>
> Y.
>
>
>
>
> Le 29 août 2013 à 00:54, "Eric Louie" <elouie at yahoo.com> a écrit :
>
>
>> What’s the difference between the CER and the CES?  From the local
>> Systems Engineer, he says “L3 VPNs on the CER, L2 VPNs on the CES”.
>> Any other notable differences?
>>
>>
>> much appreciated, Eric Louie
>>
>>
>> From: Youssef Bengelloun-Zahr [mailto:youssef at 720.fr]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:45 PM
>> To: Eric Louie
>> Cc: foundry-nsp
>> Subject: Re: [f-nsp] NetIron CER 2000 as a metro switch
>>
>>
>> Hello Eric,
>>
>>
>> I have been running CER-RT as route reflectors and MPLS PEs for our
>> "small" POPs just fine.
>>
>>
>> Now, if you are looking for metro switchs as a replacement for Cisco
>> ME3600, you should probably take a look at the CES switchs destined for
>> that typical use case.
>>
>> Again, it all depends on your requirements/needs/sizing which you
>> didn't specify.
>>
>> HTH.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Le 29 août 2013 à 00:31, "Eric Louie" <elouie at yahoo.com> a écrit :
>>
>>
>> I’m considering using the CER 2000 as a mpls PE switch.  I have been
>> told that the CER-RT can also be used as an Internet edge switch (will
>> hold multiple BGP tables)
>>
>> I’m interested in your experiences in configuration and operation in
>> either application.  What are you using for CE devices?  (Brocade
>> doesn’t seem to have a branch office router)
>>
>> (Currently using Cisco ME3600-X for PE and c871 for CE)
>>
>>
>> much appreciated, Eric Louie
>>
>>
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Jeff