Re: switch recommendations

From: roy lo (roylo@sr2c.com)
Date: 07/31/02 

Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:36:38 -0700
From: roy lo <roylo@sr2c.com>
To: cconn@worldbank.org

Have you used Foundry's ServerIron?
they are the best performence/cost load balance switch I have used so far.

http://www.foundrynet.com/products/webswitches/serveriron/datasheets.html

Maybe you ought to give it a try.

cconn@worldbank.org wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the Arrowpoint, Cisco,
> Alcatel, or Nortel
> switches with regard to IDS load balancing. I have demoed a Top Layer switch
> and
> found it to be a nice solution for my load balancing needs (load balancing or
> mirroring
> a 100Mb full duplex span port which sees close to 12K PPS). I've heard other
> people
> mentioning the use of Cisco 6500 series switches and various other switches for
> similar
> tasks. If someone has had experience with non Top Layer solutions and would
> like to
> juxtapose them with the Top Layer, I would be interested in your opinion. Any
> tales or
> caveats from the field regarding the Cisco, Arrowpoint, Alcatel, or Nortel
> solutions
> would be appreciated as well.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck
>
>
> 

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Roy Lo
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