[c-nsp] 7x00 routers that survive

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> Any opinions on the cheapest 7x00 router(7100/200/300/400/500/600) that can survive a wirespeed DDoS attack* while running BGP on top of these links ?
> 1 FE 
> 1 OC-3
> 2 OC-3
> 1 OC-12
> 1 Gigabit

Forget anything with software based forwarding (as in: We recently
tested a 7200/NPE-G1 with a Smartbits. It handled up to around 630k
pps - as far as I can see this is slightly less than one STM-1 full
of minimum sized packets).

The 7600 would be able to do it, no sweat. No idea about the 7300.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no