> Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:36:11 -0200 > From: "Rubens Kuhl Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Because it's expensive compared to possible alternatives outside > >> J-Land, including, but not limited to, Force-10. > > > > force10's cost advantage is chipped away at by the OP's IPv6 requirement. > > Yes, IPv6 and MPLS are not currently supported (and they might be or > not, in the future) by Force-10. Pricewise that would lead to choosing > Cisco Cat6K with or without DFCs depending on throughput requirements.
I believe that this is half in error. IPv6 is supported, if not too well, in recent software, but MPLS support will require a new ASIC spin and I can't be sure when/if that will happen. IPv6 support was designed into all of the F10 ASICs produced in the past three or four years, but the software support was slow in arriving. There is a lot I like about the F10 hardware, but the routing software is still immature compared to other vendors and the lack of MPLS capability makes them a non-starter when we look at hardware. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751
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