We are pretty happy with 6509 switches. Before that, 7507 routers were responsable for packet forwarding ( more or less 96 Mbps of inter-vlan traffic).
My only concern is about using 6509 on a MPLS backbone. From what I have search, it is necessary a specific card. "Peter van Oene" @groupstudy.com em 12/02/2003 18:44:23 Favor responder a "Peter van Oene" Enviado Por: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Assunto: Re: Catalyst 6500 vs 7200 VXR [7:62892] At 06:37 PM 2/12/2003 +0000, Brett Johnson wrote: >What benefits can a Catalyst 6500 switch provide that a 7200 router cannot? >Are the FLEXWAN modules a reliable product or is it better to separate your >WAN traffic devices from you LAN devices? What about the performance of the >FLEXWAN modules? I am just trying to understand if money is no object why >would someone buy a 7200 router over a Catalyst 6500 with FLEXWAN modules. >Thank you, sorry if this is too vague. I personally would recommend separating L2 switching from routing myself. Purpose built platforms tend to have optimal cost efficiencies and stable software. Nice, fast, cheap L2 switching to the desktop tapped into a decent routed backbone sounds ideal to me. Small broadcast domains are quite helpful as well, unless you are a big fan of Sapping Tree. >Brett Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63030&t=62892 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
