[c-nsp] pricing vs performance

Daniel Roesen dr at cluenet.de
Wed Dec 1 15:52:52 EST 2004


On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 09:17:26AM -0800, Mark Kent wrote:
> While looking to upgrade a 7206vxr/npe300 by getting a NPE-G1, I see
> that, for the same price, one can get a used GSR 12008 with a GBE port
> and all the DS3 ports I'ld ever need.
> 
> Which one would provide a better "leading edge" with respect to
> withstanding ddos attacks?

That will probably largely depend on what type of line cards you'll
have there. "one GigE port" sounds like Engine 0 or 1 (can't remember),
and this sucks hard if you want to use ACLs etc.


Regards,
Daniel

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