[AusNOG] Cisco ME3400 vs Cisco 3750

[Colin Stubbs]

There's a bunch of other Ethernet related stuff like Resilient Ethernet
Protocol (basically only available on ME and IE switches), other tunneling
capabilities like L2TP, uncommon optical media type support, and similar
features that you'd only really need if functioning as a SP.

Feature navigator seems to go thru phases of being up to date and
completely out of date. I knew they were in there because I've done the
comparison myself within the last few years when comparing 3560X/3750X/IE
and ME options.

Sometimes what you need to do is track down an older software release or
feature train that applies... the latest versions applicable to both ME3400
and 3750's actually won't let you find those models, even though you can
run the latest version on those platforms, e.g. EX/EZ/EY are the latest,
but you're right in that you can't find the models you want under those.

Drop back to 12.2SE and you'll be able to find both ME3400 and
3750/3750G/3750E.

The Feature Navigator "Search by Software" option will also allow you to
search for "available" releases by platform, so using that you can find the
latest version that feature navigator knows about.

After that the latest release notes for the most recent release applicable
to your platform can let you know what features *might* now be available on
the platform.

If all you're doing is up to 1Gbps Layer 2 with a single level of 802.1Q
you'd probably be fine with them provided they meet your
bandwidth/forwarding/etc requirements and physical specs necessary for the
install location. e.g. temp/humidity/etc, and while DC power supplies are
now available for 3750X they may not be for your EoS/EoL 3750 models.

-Colin




On 22 February 2015 at 06:49, Skeeve Stevens <skeeve+ausnog at theispguy.com>
wrote:

> The old style gig-only aren't going to help with 10Gb... you will need the
> X models with 10Gb cards to do that.
>
> The ME's are the same as the 3750's except with MetroEthernet features for
> playing with Q-in-Q and other cool stuff.  They are normally used as CPE
> equipment.
>
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> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 4:23 AM, James Cunningham <jjazza26 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> We have about 10 Cisco 3750G-24TS-1U-24, and 5 Cisco 3750E-24TD switches
>> spare, that management want to find a use for, instead of buying new Cisco
>> ME3400 switches
>>
>> I tried using the Cisco Feature Navigator, but the ME3400 switches aren't
>> available for selection there (at least from what I could see). Not that I
>> really know what features we need - we don't need anything fancy really.
>>
>> We are trying to provide a dark fibre link from our racks at Equinix, to
>> the customers server room, and just need a Cisco device to hand off some
>> layer2 VLANs with, nothing else really fancy needed, and 1Gbps or 10Gbps is
>> all we need, which both the 3750G-24TS-1U-24 and 3750E-24TD switches can
>> provide.
>>
>> James
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 11:07 PM, Colin Stubbs <
>> colin.stubbs at equatetechnologies.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> 3750 is very vague, you'd need to pick at least the major variation
>>> before trying to compare it to me3400.
>>>
>>> Have you used the Cisco feature navigator yet?
>>>
>>> The comparison option will give you a pretty good picture of what the
>>> 3750 model you're considering can do as compared to the ME.
>>>
>>> Sent from a mobile device. Correct spelling and accurate use of grammar
>>> is unlikely to have occurred.
>>> On 21/02/2015 9:37 pm, "James Jazza" <jjazza26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Guys (and Gals)
>>>>
>>>> I have been asked to research the suitability of using a Cisco 3750
>>>> switch as the CPE termination device for a dark fibre service.
>>>>
>>>> At my previous job, we always used a Cisco ME3400 to terminate a dark
>>>> fibre service, but my manager wants to know why they can't use a Cisco 3750
>>>> instead.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me what the downsides of using a Cisco 3750 would be?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
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