Thursday, June 26th, 2008
As you likely know, the Foundry Networks NetIron MLX is an awesome, powerful router platform. Also from Foundry, but more towards a switch platform (”Layer 3 Backbone Switch” according to Foundry) is the BigIron RX series. Which, in addition to being a blazing fast feature rich L2 switch, has a surprising array of layer 3 protocol support. It is also more widely available on the secondary market, so is much less expensive than the MLX. MLX is needed mainly when you need:
(1) MPLS features
(2) Virtual Routing
(3) Outbound ACL
(4) Very large adjacency tables (more than 8k)
(5) More than 31 link aggregation groups
But otherwise, the BigIron RX can usually fit the bill. The RX can also take a 2GB memory upgrade, which is nice. And the RX can do quite a bit of Layer 3:
Layer 3 Feature Set
Foundry’s IronWare software suite includes scalable EGP and IGP routing protocols.
BGPv4—Scalable to 4 million routes, 256 peers and 14,000 attributes with 2GB (MR2) management module
OSPF—Scalable to over 400,000 routes
IS-IS—Support for Level 1 and Level 2, includes 25,000 routes and 512 adjacencies
Foundry Direct Routing (FDR)—The forwarding information base (FIB) is downloaded to the hardware-based forwarding engine on each line module. This memory can be pre-populated with as many as 512,000 IP V4 and 64,000 IPV6 routes for wire-speed routing performance.
Policy-based Routing (PBR)—Support customizable routing policies using access control lists (ACLs). This feature can be used to balance network usage by controlling the network paths for different traffic flows.
Comprehensive multicast feature set—Provides hardware-based support for a number of multicast protocols including DVMRP, MSDP, PIM-SM (Sparse Mode) and PIM-DM (Dense Mode), allowing network managers to efficiently deploy next-generation multicast applications
VRRP and VRRPE (Enhanced VRRP)—Enables the BigIron RX to operate as a backup router to other network routers. In the event of a router failure, the BigIron RX will automatically and seamlessly perform the tasks of the failed router.
So, do consider the BigIron RX when considering the MLX, maybe it’s a good fit. And the cost will be much lower than MLX, especially if you buy refurbished (which we do stock, see below)
- BI-RX-4-AC BI RX-4 Chassis 1 MR, 2 SWF1, 1 PS and Fan assy $16,995 US LIST
- RX-BI-MR Management Module BigIron RX-Series $6,995
- RX-BI-MR2 Management Module with 2 GB memory for BigIron RX-Series $7,995
- RX-ACPWR-B-SYS RX-Series Chassis AC power supply for RX-4 $1,995
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RX-BI2XG 2-port 10GbE XFP BigIron RX-Series $9,495
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RX-BI24F 24-port 1-GE SFP BigIron RX-Series $8,995
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RX-BI24C 24-port 10/100/1000Base-T, RJ45 BigIron RX-Series $7,995
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RX-BI48T 48-port 10/100/1000Base-T, MRJ21 module for BigIron RX-Series $15,995
For pricing and availability Contact: Brian Stadmiller, Foundry Specialist
brians@townsendassets.com
+ (415) 626-4231 x230
AIM: bstaginc
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
One (1) FESX424HF FastIron Edge X Switch in stock now for $5,295. Fully upgraded with the latest software and comes backed with a complete 1-year warranty for end users. Why look anywhere else? The switch ships with advanced L2 and Base L3 IPv4 IronWare software and one AC power supply. The switch is field upgradeable to Full L3 IPv4 IronWare software.
When we say we know Foundry, it’s not just because we’ve can recite part numbers from a manufacturer list, but because we understand the brand and it’s products like no one else. This means we stock everything from power supplies to the most current switches, routers, and load balancers. So when you’re in a pinch and need…let’s say a FastIron Edge X Hybrid Fiber switch, you can call us up and say, “Raul, I need a FESX424HF” and not only will I know what you’re looking for but chances are I have one in the warehouse.
If you’re looking for Foundry, I got you covered. Oh, and if you need full layer 3 (FESX424-PREM), I got that too.
Raul X. Ayala
(415) 626-4231 x 223
raul@townsendnetworks.com
FastIron Edge X424HF incl 24-pt 100/1000 SFP w/4-port Combo GE ports
FastIron Edge X FESX424HF includes 20 ports 100/1000 Mbps SFP plus four combination RJ45/SFP Gigabit Ethernet for copper or fiber uplink connectivity. 100 Mbps and 1000Mbps SFP transceivers must be ordered separately. The switch ships with advanced L2 and Base L3 IPv4 IronWare software and one AC power supply. The FESX424HF is field upgradeable to Full L3 IPv4 IronWare software.
Foundry List for FESX424HF: $9,995
My price for FESX424HF: $5,295
Raul X. Ayala
(415) 626-4231 x 223
raul@townsendnetworks.com
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Just in, fast and powerful Foundry BigIron RX 4-slot switches with assorted cards. We have these at WAY off US list price. Contact Brian directly.
BI-RX-4-AC BigIron RX-4 chassis with one AC power supply, two switch fabric elements, one management module and a fan tray assembly
For detials, pricing, or other Foundry gear, contact:
Brian Stadtmiller
brians@townsendassets.com
Technical Sales Manager
Phone: 415-626-4231 Ext. 230
AIM: bstaginc
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008
We currently have the following AS5350XM and AS5400XM’s available:
Part Number Description Price
- AS535XM-2T1-48-AC AS5350XM w/ 2T1, 48 ports, AC power, IP+ $7,195
- AS535XM-2E1-60-AC AS5350XM w/ 2E1, 60 ports, AC power, IP+ $7,395
- AS535XM-4T1-96-AC AS5350XM w/ 4T1, 96 ports, AC power, IP+ $9,995
- AS535XM-4E1-108-AC AS5350XM w/ 4E1, 108 ports, AC power, IP+ $10,195
- AS535XM-4E1-120-AC AS5350XM w/ 4E1, 120 ports, AC power, IP+ $10,995
- AS535XM-8T1-192-AC AS5350XM w/ 8T1, 192 ports, AC power, IP+ $13,495
- AS535XM-8E1-216-AC AS5350XM w/ 8E1, 216 ports, AC power, IP+ $13,695
- AS54XM-4T1-96-AC AS5400XM w/ 4T1, 96 ports, Dual AC power, IP+ $12,995
- AS54XM-4E1-108-AC AS5400XM w/ 4E1, 108 ports, Dual AC power, IP+ $13,195
- AS54XM-4E1-120-AC AS5400XM w/ 4E1, 120 ports, Dual AC power, IP+ $13,995
- AS54XM-8T1-192-AC AS5400XM w/ 8T1, 192 ports, Dual AC power, IP+ $18,395
- AS54XM-8E1-216-AC AS5400XM w/ 8E1, 216 ports, Dual AC power, IP+ $18,595
- AS54XM-16T1-384-AC AS5400XM w/ 16T1, 384 ports, Dual AC power, IP+ $23,995
- AS54XM-16E1-480-AC AS5400XM w/ 16E1, 480 ports, Dual AC power, IP+ $26,395
- AS54XM-CT3-648-AC AS5400XM w/ 1T3, 648 ports, Dual AC power, IP+ $31,995
AS5350XM and AS5400 chassis’ are in BRAND NEW CONDITION and come with original Cisco packaging and accessories. Installed modules are used and fully tested.
One year warranty included.
Call today to place your order. We also have AS5300, AS5350, AS5400, and AS5400HPX configurations available.
Chris Hill | Senior Account Executive
550-B Townsend Street | San Francisco, CA 94103
415.626.4231 x226 | 310.502.8090 mobile | 415.626.4063 fax
chris@townsendnetworks.com
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Did he just say, WSM6-2?! If you know what this is, you’re already picking up the phone.
“Hello? This is Raul. Yes, I do have that bundle in stock.”
FI-SX1-4-AC: 4-slot chassis with Fan & (1) AC Power
SX-FI12GM2-4-PREM: Management-2 module with 12 combo copper / fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports (10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45) or Gigabit Ethernet Fiber (SFP) connectivity per port), 466 MHz processor and 256 MB SDRAM. SW includes advanced Layer 2 & Full Layer 3 (BGP-4, OSPF, RIP, VRRP, VRRPE, DVMRP, PIM-SM and PIM-DM)
SX-ACPWR-SYS: 90-240 VAC Redundant AC Power
(6) SX-FI424C: 24-port 10/100/1000 Gig Ethernet
* BRONZE-FISX-4 TechNET 1yr. support available for $1995
* Manual and Software included on CD ROM
* All Passwords & configurations cleared
* Console & power cable(s) included
* Full 1-year warranty
List Price: $37,985
Our Price: $17,093
Raul Ayala
raul@townsendassets.com
+ (415) 626-4231 x223
AIM: rxaTAG
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
What we have here is a rare find on the secondary market. I could go on and on about why this bundle rocks, but it’s easier to just say Power + Scalability + FL3 = Happy Network. And honestly, who doesn’t want that? Call me with any questions.
FI-SX1-4-AC: 4-slot chassis with Fan & (1) AC Power
SX-FI12GM2-4-PREM: Management-2 module with 12 combo copper / fiber Gigabit Ethernet ports (10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45) or Gigabit Ethernet Fiber (SFP) connectivity per port), 466 MHz processor and 256 MB SDRAM. SW includes advanced Layer 2 & Full Layer 3 (BGP-4, OSPF, RIP, VRRP, VRRPE, DVMRP, PIM-SM and PIM-DM)
SX-ACPWR-SYS: 90-240 VAC Redundant AC Power
(6) SX-FI424C: 24-port 10/100/1000 Gig Ethernet
* BRONZE-FISX-4 TechNET 1yr. support available for $1995
* Manual and Software included on CD ROM
* All Passwords & configurations cleared
* Console & power cable(s) included
* Full 1-year warranty
List Price: $45,456
Our Price: $20,456
Raul Ayala
raul@townsendassets.com
+ (415) 626-4231 x223
AIM: rxaTAG
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
FCSLB8 8-port 10/100Base-TX (RJ45) with one expansion slot:
Townsend Price: Call for quote
FCSLB16 16-port 10/100Base-TX (RJ45) with one expansion slot:
Foundry List: $8,995
Townsend Price: Call for quote
FCSLB24 24-port 10/100Base-TX (RJ45) with one expansion slot:
Foundry List $14,995
Townsend Price: Call for quote
http://www.townsendassets.com/foundry/serveriron.htm
Tested. Clean. Guaranteed. Call today and any of these units will leave our warehouse
same day! we also stock the largest inventory of used foundry networks
in the world.
Raul Ayala
Business Development Manager
(415) 626-4231 x 223
raul@townsendnetworks.com
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
FastIron Edge Switch Base Layer 3 Product Family:
FES4802 48-port 10/100Base-TX (RJ45) plus 2-port 1000Base-T and 1000Base-X (SFP) with AC power supply.
$4,495
Raul Ayala
(415) 626-4231 x 223
raul@townsendnetworks.com
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
We rarely get NEW top-of-the-line Foundry, but we just bought some Foundry NetIron XMR gear and it’s inbound as of this writing (7/11/07). This gear is amazing, better than even the Foundry NetIron MLX gear (Metro). We are offerring these units and cards at big discounts off of US list. Contact me to discuss. Part numbers below.
Foundry NI-XMR-4-DC
Foundry NI-X-SF1
Foundry NI-XMR-MR
Foundry NI-X-DCPWR-A
Foundry NI-X-ACPWR-A
Foundry NI-XMR-10Gx4
Foundry 10G-XFP-SR
Foundry 10G-XFP-LR
Foundry 10G-XFP-ER
http://www.foundrynet.com/products/sp/int-route-core/ni-xmr.html
see above link for full details. AMAZING core routers!
Email TAG Foundry specialist:
Brian Stadtmiller
brians@townsendassets.com
Technical Sales Manager
Phone: 415-626-4231 Ext. 230
AIM: bstaginc
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
I’ve always been impressed with Foundry’s Web Switch Management cards (WSM) for the ServerIron series of application load balancers (layer 4-7). And my customers rave about them too. They have the same ease-of-use and robust load balancing feature set as the ServerIronXL stackable (and then some), but with substantially more performance and flexibility. They feature 3 processing subsystems (except for the rare -1 version, which has only one), in addition to the separate management portion. This starts one out with triple the performance of a ServerIronXL, and gives some fault tolerance to the card as well.
Additionally, the WSM series goes into modular chassis, so I/O port cards can be selected to give you precisely the port type and count you need. The chassis also allows for more redundancy options within the unit (power, dual WSM, extra port cards etc.)
I was excited to get a WSM6 (SI-GT series) and couple NEW WSM7 in stock recently. The WSM7 particularly is amazing, and is called their “ultra-performance” WSM. It has 3 x 1.6Ghz processors’ for the load balancing, all with 512MB at their disposal. It can go into 3-slot GT chassis, 4 slot ServerIron 400 and 450 chassis, and 8-slot ServerIron 800 and 850 chassis. We have all these combinations and all the port cards too (J-B16GC, J-B16Gx, J-B48E etc). These are amazing units.
About the WSM7:
· Concurrent Sessions 15,000,000
· Application Throughput 6 Gbps
· L4 Connection Performance (CPS) 170,000
· Layer 7 Connection Performance (CPS) 60,000
· DDoS & DoS (SYN Flood) Protection (SYN/Sec) 5 million
· Base Layer 3 Features Supports servers on different subnets from that of Virtual IP address
more about the WSM7 can be found here:
Anyhow, both the WSM6 and WSM7 are state-of-the-art load balancers, and I am offering them at huge discounts, and of course with 1 year warranty. The WSM4 is still VERY capable, and represents a tremendous value at the price point. Also, I can offer TechNet support from Foundry to give you access to software updates and technical support for any models. Enhanced support packages also available. Contact me to discuss!
Brian Stadtmiller
brians@townsendassets.com
Technical Sales Manager
Phone: 415-626-4231 Ext. 230
AIM: bstaginc
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