Re: Service Provider and the 7600?

From: Niels Bakker (niels=cisco-nsp@bakker.net)
Date: Fri Dec 14 2001 - 10:49:02 EST


* icox@cisco.com (Ian Cox) [Fri 14 Dec 2001, 05:03 CET]:
> The 6500 and 7600 are the same product, different names are used for
> different markets the product is targeted at. The perception you have for
> the difference in pricing is due to the fact that the 7600 base bundle has
> 256 Mbytes on the Supervisor 2 and 512 Bytes on the MSFC2 as the base
> configuration.

Wasn't there also a crossbar switch fabric card to be added..? And the
various MSFC2 feature daughtercards...

> If you take a 6500 and add 256Mbytes to the Supervisor (The
> Sup2U) and add 512Mbytes in the MSFC2 you will arrive at exactly the same
> price. The default memory configuration for a Sup2, (non U) is 128Mbytes of
> memory, and the default MSFC2 memory configuration is also 128Mbytes.

Do you also get a new front plate to show for the totally different
market Cisco are aiming this upgraded product at?

Regards,

        -- Niels.



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