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Question

Low cost alternative to Cisco switches

Sep 14, 2017 2:45AM PDT

Is there Low cost alternative to Cisco ME (full gigabit - min. 24 port RJ45 10/100/1000Mbit + 4 SFP 1Gbit) switches for access layer.
I need mainly this features:
- CLI
- serial console
- dhcp snooping individually vlan (allows to define for which)
- ip source guard
- acl
- stp/rstp
- loopback detection
- trunk
- support 802.1 Q in Q
- lldp
- etc.
Thanks for your suggestion.

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Re: alternative
Sep 14, 2017 3:19AM PDT

That "etc." is rather strange. It could mean that if somebody recommended a switch that met all 10 other requirements it wouldn't be suited for your needs because it doesn't do something you forgot.

What did your datacom supplier offer as an alternative when you told you found his recommendation for cisco too expensive and you discussed your requirements?

Post was last edited on September 14, 2017 3:28 AM PDT

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Low cost alternative to Cisco switches
Sep 14, 2017 4:20AM PDT
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As you discovered.
Sep 14, 2017 7:13AM PDT