Hello, I would advise you to take a close look to the data sheets for both product lines with your SE.
My personal opinion, I'd get a CER because it can pretty much do anything a CES does and much more if needed in a later futur. But that's me ;-) Hope this helps. Y. Le 29 août 2013 à 01:16, "Eric Louie" <[email protected]> a écrit : > Ok > > It’s being used as a base switch. Each GigE port may be servicing up to 10 > customers over a trunked interface, though port bandwidth utilization will > rarely exceed 150 Mbps. Most of those connections will be simple > point-to-point IP connections via individual VLANs. 24 ports is the most > we’ll need at any site, and the switches are interconnected via backhaul WAN > circuits to form a ring or partial mesh as the backhaul topology allows. IP > is routed within the backbone using OSPF. We have a combination of public > (customer assigned) and private (internal use) IP addresses within the > backbone. > > Part of our growth path will be to offer MPLS via VRF circuits between > switches, regionally and locally. Customers with multiple locations in our > regional area will have the ability to interconnect their offices using VRFs. > We will also offer IPv6 to our customers as these new switches are > installed. > > much appreciated, > Eric Louie > > From: Youssef Bengelloun-Zahr [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 4:01 PM > To: Eric Louie > Cc: foundry-nsp > Subject: Re: [f-nsp] NetIron CER 2000 as a metro switch > > 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" <[email protected]> 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:[email protected]] > 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" <[email protected]> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > foundry-nsp mailing list > [email protected] > http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/foundry-nsp
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