Best Price per Port Switch

[jpl861]

Hi,

We are going to deploy switches with a requirement of 700 seats per floor. I am now looking into options on what switch I can use. We usually use 4506-E with Sup7LE with fully loaded WS-X4648 cards. However, this type of switch setup isn't really good right now. I have deployed a lot these past months but a lot of them are having issues. Either a bug, hardware failure, or just pure mystery. If I'm going to use the same setup, I can come up with 720 ports on one floor. But I am looking at other options like using a 6513 or 6509 as access as I have a lot of idle Sup720s. Probably the last resort is going back to 4500 platform, either 4506E or 4510E (but I know the 4510 has a lot of limitations). Single or non-stackable switches are not an option because they consume a lot of fiber uplinks.

What would be your best recommendation in terms of pricing?

Thanks,

John

[Yong Peng]

I have to say, 6513 probably is the best option to you.

[ciscoamit_497]

You can use 6513, E series switches, even I am using it in my own network infrastructure and found much much better performance than other 4500 series devices...

So will suggest you go with 6500 series...

Regards,

Amit

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[jpl861]

I received the quote from vendor about 6513-E vs. 4506-E and price per port is way too far. It is about $15 to $25 off. However, if I can justify the performance then it may be a good try. Honestly I'm done with these 4500-Es with Sup7LE. Those 15.x OS isn't pretty good and I'm pretty sure that if I use those Sup720s with 12.x image then it will be way better. I am really thinking of a good reason to use the 6500E as an access switch as its main purpose is to just provide connectivity to desktop and IP phones.

[Joseph W. Doherty]

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For a chassis solution, it will be difficult to price best high density 4500 series.  6500 price, like 4500, depends much on what line cards are selected.  (Note: also keep in mind 6513 line card restrictions when using sup720.)

If 100 Mbps is acceptable, 96 port 6500 line cards may allow you to use smaller chassis.

You're best best, might be to work in finding the most stable IOS available for your existing platforms.

PS:

Lease inexpensive solution would be stand-alone L2 switches.  Each shouldn't really needs its own fiber uplink, copper uplink closet switches to 1 or 2 "hub" switched, same closet, fiber unlink from "hub' switches.