<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi All,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Thanks a heap for all your replies, it has been very helpful indeed. Basically I'm down either 3560-X or 4948. Both price and specs seem to be quite similar.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>Can anyone comment on their experience with either of these or differences they've found?</div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>-James</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Brad McGinn <bmcginn@thiess.com.au><br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> James Mcintosh <james.mcintosh@rocketmail.com>; "ausnog@lists.ausnog.net" <ausnog@lists.ausnog.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 28 March 2012 11:15 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: [AusNOG] Cisco Switch recommendations for a small ISP<br> </font> </div> <br>Hi there,<br><br>The 4948 series is built for large throughput and the backplane isn't oversubscribed so it is real line rate. From what I recall, they used to be the top of rack switch of choice before the nexus gear came to be. It will well be worth a deeper look in my opinion.<br><br>Brad<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a ymailto="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net" href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a> [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net"
href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] On Behalf Of James Mcintosh<br>Sent: Tuesday, 27 March 2012 11:09 AM<br>To: <a ymailto="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net" href="mailto:ausnog@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog@lists.ausnog.net</a><br>Subject: [AusNOG] Cisco Switch recommendations for a small ISP<br><br>Hi Noggers,<br><br>Just looking for some switch recommendations for a small ISP. Mining through the info at cisco.com gives me a lot of marketing fluff but not much in the way of real info that I need. What I'm after is as follows:<br><br>- Must be Cisco gear (I know there are other options out there but we are a Cisco shop)<br><br>- Layer 2 Ethernet with a minimum of 48 ports gigabit ports. Layer 3 functionality within the switch is not a requirement.<br><br>- Dual redundant power<br><br>- Q-in-Q 802.1Q tunnelling<br><br>I've looked the 3750's but they aren't gigabit. Also the 2960G-48-TC-L but it doesn't appear to
have Q-in-Q 802.1Q tunnelling<br><br>Any ideas?<br><br><br>-James<br>_______________________________________________<br>AusNOG mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net" href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog" target="_blank">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><br>_____________________________________________________________________<br><br>IMPORTANT - This email and any attachments may be confidential and privileged.<br><br>If received in error, please contact Thiess and delete all copies. You may not<br><br>rely on advice and documents received by email unless confirmed by a signed Thiess<br><br>letter. This restriction on reliance will not apply to the extent that the above email<br><br>communication is between parties to a contract and is authorised under that contract.<br><br>Before opening or using attachments, check
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