[c-nsp] Is a 6500 still the best choice?

2011-04-26 Thread Leigh Harrison
Hello Folks, We're looking to start aggregating more and more 10G links at both Layer 2 and Layer 3 and we're at the point where we need more kit. Main feature we use is MPLS and we need 10G port density, so I'm looking towards an ASR 9000, but then as we need Layer 2 services, I'm swayed

Re: [c-nsp] Is a 6500 still the best choice?

2011-04-26 Thread Seth Mattinen
On 4/26/11 7:23 AM, Leigh Harrison wrote: Is a 6500 still the best bang for your buck or does the lack of anything over 10G ports hold it back? In the end you're still only looking at 40G per slot. The density won't be there if you're thinking 10G at the same levels as gigabit Ethernet.

Re: [c-nsp] Is a 6500 still the best choice?

2011-04-26 Thread Justin M. Streiner
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Leigh Harrison wrote: Main feature we use is MPLS and we need 10G port density, so I'm looking towards an ASR 9000, but then as we need Layer 2 services, I'm swayed back to the 6500E's. They'll be used for both aggregation and direct access. I have been pondering the

Re: [c-nsp] Is a 6500 still the best choice?

2011-04-26 Thread Phil Mayers
On 04/26/2011 03:23 PM, Leigh Harrison wrote: Main feature we use is MPLS and we need 10G port density, so I'm looking When you say MPLS can you be more specific? L3VPN? EoMPLS? VPLS? towards an ASR 9000, but then as we need Layer 2 services, I'm swayed back to the 6500E's. They'll be used

Re: [c-nsp] Is a 6500 still the best choice?

2011-04-26 Thread Tony Varriale
On 4/26/2011 9:23 AM, Leigh Harrison wrote: Main feature we use is MPLS Which MPLS feature(s)? and we need 10G port density How dense? What's your business? Is a 6500 still the best bang for your buck or does the lack of anything over 10G ports hold it back? If you need truly dense 10g,

Re: [c-nsp] Is a 6500 still the best choice?

2011-04-26 Thread daigo nakayama
Hi, Now, the product that covers all requirements might have only CRS series. (A) MPLS = IOS XR (B) 10G high density = x20 10G Eth module (C) 100G = x1 100G Eth module Cat6500 is a realistic method if the stable operation is valued. However, the achievement of (B) and (C) are opaque, because