From: Desmond (cciestudy@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Aug 11 2002 - 09:34:53 GMT-3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Hartmann" <sanester8@yahoo.com>
To: "Rainer Mangelsdorf (rmangels)" <rmangels@cisco.com>; "Todd Carswell"
<acarswell@nc.rr.com>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 8:24 AM
Subject: RE: OT - Cat 3550 pricing...
> What about the 3550-12T (10 auto sensing
> 10/100/1000 ports and 2 GBIC slots). I've worked with
> them a lot and we were running routing protocols with
> them out of the box (OSPF, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP)... no BGP
> support. The 3550 also supports vrf lite (future
> release) which can be used to extend your MPLS VPN
> networks to the CE devices. Does anyone know if this
> ships with the EMI image by default?
>
> -Dennis Hartmann
> CCIP, etc.
>
> --- "Rainer Mangelsdorf (rmangels)"
> <rmangels@cisco.com> wrote:
> > Hi ...
> >
> >
> > Q. What is the difference between the Enhanced
> > Multilayer Software Image
> > (EMI) and the Standard Multilayer Software Image
> > (SMI)?
> >
> > A. The Cisco Catalyst 3550-24 and 3550-48 switches
> > are available with
> > the Standard Multilayer Software Image (SMI) or the
> > Enhanced Multilayer
> > Software Image (EMI). The Catalyst 3550-24-DC and
> > 3550-24-FX are only
> > available with the Standard Multilayer Software
> > Image pre-installed, but
> > can be upgraded to the EMI version. The Enhanced
> > Multilayer Software
> > Image enables a richer set of enterprise-class
> > features including,
> > hardware-based IP unicast and multicast routing,
> > inter-VLAN routing,
> > Router access control lists (RACLs), and the Hot
> > Standby Router Protocol
> > (HSRP). Flexibility to upgrade to EMI after the
> > initial deployment is
> > provided through an EMI upgrade kit. The Cisco
> > Catalyst 3550-12T and
> > 3550-12G switches come installed with EMI.
> > Additional details about the
> > differences between the SMI and EMI are provided
> > later in this document.
> >
> >
> > Q. Can I enable static IP routing using the Standard
> > Multilayer Software
> > Image (SMI)?
> >
> > A. No, there is not support for static or dynamic
> > routing using the
> > Standard Multilayer Software Image (SMI). Only the
> > Enhanced Multilayer
> > Software Image (EMI) allows for IP routing.
> >
> > Q. Is the Enhanced Multilayer Software Image (EMI)
> > required to allow
> > Layer 3 and Layer 4 lookups for QoS and Security?
> >
> > A. No. Both the Standard Multilayer Software Image
> > (SMI) and the
> > Enhanced Multilayer Software Image (EMI) allow for
> > Layer 3 and Layer 4
> > lookups for QoS and Security.
> >
> > regars
> >
> > Rainer
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dennis Hartmann [mailto:sanester8@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Freitag, 26. Juli 2002 14:29
> > To: Todd Carswell
> > Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Re: OT - Cat 3550 pricing...
> >
> >
> > What's an SMI? What's an EMI?
> >
> > --- Todd Carswell <acarswell@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > Okay, I've heard from 1 source that only the SMI
> > > is needed for CCIE
> > > > lab study. Can anybody second that?
> > >
> > >
> > > SMI or EMI? Going once... :-)
> > >
> > > Thx
> > >
> > > Todd Carswell
> > >
> >
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