-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: MD5 Hi,
We currently run a network made up of 100% Cisco devices. We now have to setup a new IP POP and my finance director has asked me to decide on something more affordable, so I'm thinking along the lines of using the BigIron 4000 (or NetIron 400) as core layer 3 switches and the NetIron stackable routers (NSR24?) at the distribution level. I would like to hear experiences from fellow Foundry users before we try to implement this, as we had a whole stack of Extreme Summit switches go terribly wrong (dropped packets and locked up at under 10Mbit/s load). Here are our requirements... All the switches must be able to do L2 ingress/egress rate limiting and support BGP. The core switches should be able to handle at least 2 full BGP tables and about 30 peering sessions. And of course the core switches should cost less than the Catalyst 6500 series, which I'm almost certain they will. I've read some horror stories about Foundry's BGP implementation, does anyone know what that is about? All responses will be seriously digested and appreciated. Thanks in advance! Best Regards, Glenn Tan Senior Network Manager Network Operations/Engineering *********************************** Intermedia Network Services Pte Ltd HP: +65 94371288 Tel: +65 65470911 Fax: +65 65470933 http://www.intermedia.com.sg *********************************** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6 iQCVAwUAQiLxeGKcKk2+XUMDAQHMNQP7BYwcF3wYQfCk8k+Qv0NCgZL7MHUw1xjK 151N0eJ8QzKCykoUuSNKgyyKPa0mzvrQuY7ZdLcu+DV/RZ0AJVblYjtenpmGUG/I YOZo8iG7lCK5wj1vGhmdkVve6b/ie0+Mqv4nvcpJcND2EVsNcoNOJZbCg3EQUSBC sz2Jn98K7Oo= =MHgc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
