[Xorp-users] [Vyatta-users] Vyatta vs CISCO

[Sanjoy Dey]

Hi Pepo:

The Vyatta OFR supports multicast and may be a very good fit for your 
network. I'll be happy to help you with a comparative analysis with a 
different solution such as one from Cisco.

A comparable benchmark device for you to consider could be a Cisco 2821 or 
3825 if you are looking at GigE speeds and feeds. Even without getting into 
firewall/security feature pack upgrade, a 2821 chassis with a base IP only 
image with 2 GigE ports is listed at $3895 plus a 10-12% smartnet support 
contract for 1 year. [Please refer to the Vyatta Product and Services Store 
at http://www2.vyatta.com/store to compare the price differential with 
respect to an OFR software subscription or the OFR appliance. Also a data 
point for you to consider here is that for bidirectional LAN2LAN routing, 
the OFR appliance far outperforms the 2821]. Depending upon your application 
you may realize even further cost savings by deploying an open source 
solution such as Vyatta OFR/Xorp in lieu of a Cisco 3800.

If you need a more detailed discussion of feature/pricing comparison, please 
send me a note with the following:
Rough topology & Size of your network/# of units you are looking at? What 
are the applications you are looking to run on this box? Are you looking to 
run firewall/security features? Are you also looking to deploy this as a WAN 
gateway device? If so what is the WAN interface on the box? Any other 
specific features or routing protocols you are looking for?

Regards,
- Sanjoy

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Subject: [Vyatta-users] Vyatta vs CISCO

Hi friends...

I have to choose equipment (hardware and software) to implement multicast in
my university LAN, and I wanna choose Vyatta/Xorp, but I have to specify the
features and cost of the equipment versus other solution like CISCO but in
this I dont have any idea of the equipment that will be necesary.

Please give me a hand because it is so important to finish my project and 
buy
the hardware/software.

A lot of thanks.

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