In a pratical world it all comes down to your needs for your business and the money you want to spend. We use a "collapsed core" with 2 4006 with Supervisor III's doing the layer 3 functions. We could add a high performance layer 2 switch for the core but it would be overkill.
-----Original Message----- From: Peter van Oene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Core Layer L2 or L3 [7:63708] At 11:05 AM 2/25/2003 +0000, Skarphedinsson Arni V. wrote: >In a Core-Distribution-Access Layer design, would you keep the Core L2 or >with high end L2/L3 switches such as the Cat6500 do you think it would be >better to do L3 in the core ? I personally haven't found the need to have a Distribution layer in most networks. It's a model designed by vendors to sell boxes imho. Pete Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63731&t=63708 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
