Re: [nsp] [nsp] performance of an IO-GE+E vs PA-GE

From: Jared Mauch (jared@puck.nether.net)
Date: Wed Jan 30 2002 - 15:34:31 EST


On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 04:56:05PM +0100, Kinczli Zoltán wrote:
> Hello Adrian,
>
> Thanks for your input, but according to an independent test, with
> 12.1(5)T
> 8000 sessions has been demonstrated. (pppoA/pppoE) but the peek load was
> 100Mbps,
> see attachment.
>
> From other hand, as with 12.2(4)B there is PXF support for L2TP.
>
> Anybody out there running a 720xVXR with an io-ge, who can tell me
> if it performs over 200mbps fdx or not?

        It will perform but very high cpu.

        I'm sure cisco has something in the works that will allow
the 7200 VXR to do full gig-e.

        - Jared

>
>
> regards, thanks again!
>
> --Zoltan
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Eredeti üzenet-----
> Feladó: Adrian Mardlin [mailto:Adrian@nildram.net]
> Küldve: 2002. január 30. 16:50
> Címzett: Kinczli Zoltán; 'cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net'
> Tárgy: RE: [nsp] [nsp] performance of an IO-GE+E vs PA-GE
>
>
> Until CISCO introduce L2TP support on the PXFs, you won't be able to run
> more than about 1500 L2TP sessions without running out of CPU anyway.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kinczli Zoltán [mailto:Zoltan.Kinczli@Synergon.hu]
> > Sent: 30 January 2002 15:29
> > To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net
> > Subject: [nsp] [nsp] performance of an IO-GE+E vs PA-GE
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Anybody can tell me about the performance of the io-ge+e's GigaEth
> > port?
> >
> > The PA-GE peeks at 400mbps (that is 200mbps full duplex).
> > On the 7400
> > the two
> > onboard gigaeth's perform at higer rate, provided the traffic flows
> > between them.
> >
> > What i'm currently investigating: if a 7206VXR w NSE-1 can
> > handle 8000
> > adsl
> > users and if i count only 64kbps per user it results in
> > 500mbps. Does it
> > make
> > sense to install two or three PA-A3 into the box? (We receive the L2TP
> > tunnels
> > via atm PVCs.)
> >
> > The CPU handles 300kpps, say the avg.pak size is 512Byte
> > (300000*512*8=< 1Gbps),
> > so CPU-wisely it's ok. It's roughly OK with two PA-A3's 'distributed'
> > between the
> > two PCI busses.
> >
> > BUT: how does the traffic exit from the router? A PA-GE peeks at
> > 200mbps, as we said.
> > What about an IO-GE+E's GE?
> >
> > I simply can't find any info on the IO-GE's performance.
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> >
> > --zoltan
> >
> >

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