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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>much appreciated,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>Eric Louie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Youssef Bengelloun-Zahr [mailto:youssef@720.fr] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 28, 2013 3:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Eric Louie<br><b>Cc:</b> foundry-nsp<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [f-nsp] NetIron CER 2000 as a metro switch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Eric,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have been running CER-RT as route reflectors and MPLS PEs for our "small" POPs just fine.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Again, it all depends on your requirements/needs/sizing which you didn't specify.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>HTH.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Le 29 août 2013 à 00:31, "Eric Louie" <<a href="mailto:elouie@yahoo.com">elouie@yahoo.com</a>> a écrit :<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>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)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>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)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>(Currently using Cisco ME3600-X for PE and c871 for CE)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>much appreciated,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eric Louie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>foundry-nsp mailing list<br><a href="mailto:foundry-nsp@puck.nether.net">foundry-nsp@puck.nether.net</a><br><a href="http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp">http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>