Re: Switch with 10 Gig and GRE support in hardware.

[Joel Jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

On 2/19/11 5:46 PM, Joel Jaeggli wrote:
> On 2/19/11 5:31 PM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
> > On Fri, 18 Feb 2011, Matt Newsom wrote:
> >
> > >                I am looking for a switch with a minimum of 12 X 10GE
> > > ports on it, that can has routing protocol support and can do GRE in
> > > hardware. Does anyone have a suggestion that might fit. Keep in mind I
> > > am looking for something in the 1-2U range and not a chassis.
>
> juniper mx80 can get 12x10GB using 2x 4x10Gb mics mx platform does gre
> in hardware.

appologies it appears only the 2 x 10Gbe mic is supported, so that's 8...

> > I'd imagine there is no such beast right now. Only one that comes to
> > mind is the 6500/7600 but there is no fixed-configuration small box that
> > fits your port needs, you need a 7604 to get that amount of ports.