Abstract

Marconi Corp. commissioned The Tolly Group to evaluate the Layer 2 and Layer 3 interoperability of the ESR-5000, version V52.0, a backbone and/or edge switch. The Tolly Group engineers put the ESR-5000 through a battery of tests designed to reveal the depth of interoperability the switch provides. The ESR-5000 was tested for interoperability with nine other switches from six other network infrastructure vendors.

The Marconi switch was tested for interoperability with switches from Alcatel, Anritsu, Enterasys, Extreme Networks (three switches), Foundry Networks, and NEC. 

Tests included: Auto-negotiation, IP RIP (v1 and v2), OSPF, link aggregation, IPX RIP, VRRP, 802.1p/Q, Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. The Marconi switch passed all tests. 

Note: Marconi was acquired by Ericsson in 2006.