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

[Matt Newsom <matt.newsom () RACKSPACE COM>]

The 4900M doesn't do GRE in hardware.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael K. Smith - Adhost [mailto:mksmith () adhost com] 
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:06 AM
To: Matt Newsom; NANOG list
Subject: Re: Switch with 10 Gig and GRE support in hardware.

Potentially the Cisco 4900M.  I can't find specifically about the GRE
support however.  My google-fu just finds discussion about v4 to v6
tunnels in software.  The chassis has 8 built-in ports and two expansion
modules that can each do another 4 TenG ports in a not-oversubscribed
configuration.

Mike
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On 2/18/11 6:30 AM, "Matt Newsom" <matt.newsom () rackspace com> 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.
>
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