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

[Youssef Bengelloun-Zahr]

Hello,

Just using a shortcut here ;-)

Y.



2013/8/29 Jeff McAdams <jeffm at iglou.com>

> 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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