[cisco-bba] Ethernet/atm dslam aggregation

[H.Prem Anand]

Tassos Chatzithomaoglou wrote:

>I have read that the MWAM enables the 7600 to support up to 32,000 active simultaneous subscriber 
>(LNS) sessions when equipped with a single MWAM. A single 7600 chassis can house up to four MWAMs so 
>does this means 32,000 x 4 sessions per chassis?
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Yes

>On the other side Cisco 10000 supports 60,000 PPPoX sessions but there is no reference for LNS, only 
>for LAC.
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10K supports LNS features also

>So, what do you think would be the "best" platform in terms of:
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>1) L2TP termination (LNS)
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Both 10K and 7600 are good, but I would say 7600 is better

>2) PPPoX termination
>3) PPPoX termination & LAC forwarding
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For LAC and PTA functionality, 10K is preffered for ATM based DSL 
Aggregation and 7600 is preferred for ethernet based aggregation

If you have both ethernet and atm, then I would advice you to go up with 10K

Regards
Prem

>if we use :
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>1) ethernet based dsl aggegation
>2) atm based dsl aggregation
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