<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Well,</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Again, if you don't state your needs/requirements/sizing, it's going to be difficult to help.</div><div><br></div><div>Y.<br><br><br></div><div><br>Le 29 août 2013 à 00:54, "Eric Louie" <<a href="mailto:elouie@yahoo.com">elouie@yahoo.com</a>> a écrit :<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><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 [<a href="mailto:youssef@720.fr">mailto:youssef@720.fr</a>] <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></div></blockquote></body></html>