Recently, cmartin@gnilink.net (Martin Christian) wrote:
Things are getting better, but "L3-switches" pale in comparison to today's high-end routers on almost all fronts. If you take GigE out of the equation, modern "L3 Switches" are just as expensive as modern "core routers" - and routable, "mpls-able" L3 GE ports are _more_ expensive on "switches" than "routers" (see 4xGE OSM vs 4xGE GSR 'tetra' pricing). Media
*cough* Please do note, however, that the overall capacity of the cards being compared should also be considered. Remember, the 4xGE GSR "tetra" card is a 2.5 gig OC48 engine, so your gig ports are rather oversubscribed. Just making sure apples get compared to like-sized apples :) Matt A very, VERY happy user of OSRs for quite some time.