Enterprise Integrated Switch Router Comparison Guide

August 2012

Series Features
Vendor Adtran Integrated Switch/Routers Product Series/Family NetVanta Routers Target Environments SMB/Branch office, LAN, WAN, Datacenter, Mid-range, Large Enterprise Form Factor(s) Chassis/modular, Fixed port/ standalone Port(s)/Interface(s) Modular routers offer 3, 6 or 8 interface slots and 1 or 2 LAN ports Capacity Contact vendor Data Protocols Fast Ethernet, 802.3ab 1000BASE-T, 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 8023.ba 100 Gigabit Ethernet 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 8023.ba 100 Gigabit Ethernet Network Protocols PPTP, PPPoE, DHCP, DDNS, IPv6, MPLS (Multi protocol label switching) Additional Features Family models can be deployed for branch office to multi-site networks. Fixed-port routers support ADSL broadband access Switch fabric module - 464Gbps data throughput per switch; virtualized IP routing Pricing Approximate street price range from $700 up to $3,000+ How To Buy Resellers, VARs, Integrators

Avaya

Ethernet Routing Switch 8000 Series

Datacenter, Mid-range

Chassis/modular

6 or 10 chassis slots. 36-68 10GbE, 208-400 1GbE (SFP), 192-384 10/100/1000 (Copper), 96-192 100FX 24 or 48 100/1000; 4 combination ports

Contact vendor

DHCP, IPv6

Contact vendor

Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators

Brocade

NetIron CER 2000

Datacenter, Mid-range, Large Enterprise

Fixed port/ standalone

48 Gbps to 136 Gbps

802.3ab 1000BASE-T, 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet 802.3ab 1000BASE-T, 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 8023.ba 100 Gigabit Ethernet Fast Ethernet, 802.3ab 1000BASE-T, 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet

ICMP/IP, DHCP, DDNS, IPv6, MPLS (Multi protocol label switching) PPTP, PPPoE, IPv6

10 G Uplinks optional and built-in; IPv4/IPv6 routing support; carriergrade Ethernet services Supports high capacity digital signal processors (DSPs) Can be deployed as a network edge access device, distribution layer switch, enterprise class multi-Terabit core router, or as a data center virtualization solution; As of July 2011, major supplier of network infrastructure products for Siemens Enterprise Communications 3G access support; Layer 2 switching, Layer 3 services and routing Software upgradable; Support for Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet services; 4 midrange models; 3 high-end models in series

2024C approximate street price $7,000 and up 3925 approximate street price $4,000 and up; 3925E ISR approximately $6,500 Contact vendor

Resellers, VARs, Integrators

Cisco

3900 Integrated Services Routers

SMB/Branch office, LAN, WAN

Chassis/modular

Up to 4 10/100/1000 WAN ports Standalone: 4 10GB and 48 1000GB or GB SFP Chassis: 140 to 576 GB and 12 to 128 10GB ports. 3, 4, 6 and 8-slot chassis

Contact vendor

Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators

Enterasys Networks

S-Series

Datacenter

Chassis/modular, Fixed port/ standalone

40 Gbps to 1.28 Tbps switching capacity

IPv6

Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators

Hewlett Packard

A Series A-MSR20

Mid-range

Fixed port/ standalone

2 to 4 SIC slots; up to 18 Fast Ethernet ports. 20 or 40 10/100/1000 Ethernet SFP or TX; 4 or 8 port OC3 or OC12

Up to 180 Kpps forwarding capacity 20 Gbps up to 80 Gbps

Fast Ethernet, 802.3 10Base-T and 802.3u 100Base-TX; Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, 802.3ae 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 8023.ba 100 Gigabit Ethernet

PPTP, DHCP, DDNS, IPv6, MPLS (Multi protocol label switching) IPv6, MPLS (Multi protocol label switching)

Street pricing approximately $500 and up depending upon cinfiguration Approximate street pricing $17,000 and up

Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators

Juniper Networks

MX Series 3D Routers

Mid-range, Large Enterprise

Chassis/modular

Resellers, VARs, Integrators

Enterprise Integrated Switch Router Comparison Guide

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Vendor Overview
Vendor Adtran Avaya Brocade Communications Cisco Enterasys Networks Hewlett Packard Juniper Networks Year Founded 1985 2000 1995 1984 1983 1939 1996 Financials NASDAQ: ADTN NYSE: AV NASDAQ: BRCD NASDAQ: CSCO Privately held; The Gores Group NYSE: HPQ NYSE: JNPR Partner Eco System Global channel partners 9,200 channel partners worldwide; previously part of Lucent Technologies a spin off of AT&T Global channel partners; customers in 160 countries Global reseller network Global channel partner network; Siemens Enterprise Communications major partner Customers and partners in 170 countries Global channel partners; offices in 47 countries Switch/Router Target Environment SMB/Branch office, LAN, WAN, Datacenter, Mid-range, Large Enterprise Datacenter, Mid-range Datacenter, Mid-range, Large Enterprise SMB/Branch office, LAN, WAN Datacenter Mid-range Mid-range, Large Enterprise How To Buy Resellers, VARs, Integrators Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators Resellers, VARs, Integrators Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators Direct, Resellers, VARs, Integrators Resellers, VARs, Integrators

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