Views on Nortel

[stussy]

Hi

We have Nortel quoting for a WLAN with 10 access points, and upgrading existing switches to 48 port 'business policy' switches - does anyone have any general views on the quality of their wired and wireless equipment/reliability etc please?

Cheers

 

[netmanrick]

Can't speak for the wireless,we are about to evaluate it.
The wired equipment is great,we are a Nortel shop.
In 3 years only 2 Baystack 350's had a problem(bad ports).We have deployed Baystack 470-48 port switches,no problems.

Rick Harris
SC Dept of Public Safety-DMV
Network Operations

 

[stussy]

Thanks netmanrick, good to know. Of our 5 current switches (cheap ones TBH), we've had bad ports develop on at least 3 in the last 3 years which is pretty scary!

Is the 470 the 'business policy' or equivalent?

Cheers

 

[srnweng1]

We have been with Nortel since Baynetworks and even back to SynOptics and Wellfleet. Anyway, I digress, having evaluated the options we recently decided to expand our WLAN using Cisco 1200's. Nortel still seems to be a fringe player in wireless. Be sure you get the security and price, comparable with Cisco. As for switches I don't think we have any complaints with Nortel.

 

[eurobadger]

Hi Stussy

I think the 'business policy' refers to the BPS2000. This would be incorporated into any stacks of 470s you have to add policy switching functions.

Brochure on

http://www.nortelnetworks.com

EB

 

[stussy]

Thnaks for all that, very helpful.

Looks like we are definitely going ahead with them so I'll find out for myself.

 

[Jynxx]

Switches are great. For wireless, go Cisco.