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Re: Extreme BlackDiamond

  • From: Robert A. Hayden
  • Date: Mon Oct 13 16:40:17 2003 
7600 is also vertical boards whereas the 6500 is horizontal.

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Simon Lockhart wrote:

> 
> On Mon Oct 13, 2003 at 01:19:21PM -0700, Tom (UnitedLayer) wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003, Michel Py wrote:
> > > Aren't most of the 6500 blades the same as the 7600 ones anyway? Between
> > > these two IMHO we are looking at a blurry distinction between a router
> > > with very good switching capabilities and a L3 switch with very good
> > > routing capabilities.
> > 
> > Does the 7600 have the same BGP Scanner problem as the 6509 does?
> 
> I've still yet to see anything that suggests that the difference between
> the 7600 and the 6500 is more than just a paint job and a marketting job.
> 
> Simon
>