[c-nsp] equivalent to 7206VXR/NPE300

[Brian Feeny]

7206 VXR / NPE300 is not what I would call a "heavy duty" router 
anymore.

Although you could use other routers, its a good choice for 2 full BGP 
feeds.
Especially if you anticipate any growth.

What router do you have now doing all the work?

3600's could do the job, like a 3660 since they support 256MB I 
believe, but line
cards are so much more expensive, and selection more limited than a 
7206.

There are probably a few of the new 2600's that can goto more memory 
that could
support what you want, but I would only go there if you absolutely are 
not going to
be expanding it at all.

7206 gives you redundant power which is nice, ability to upgrade CPU, 
and many
port options that aren't all that expensive.

You could use a 7206 non-VXR with NPE-225, but not sure if it would 
work out to be much cheaper.
You could use a 7206 non-VXR with NPE-225 as well.

Brian

On Dec 17, 2004, at 8:05 AM, Adam Greene wrote:

> I'm thinking of selling my 7206VXR/NPE300 (with 256MB RAM, PA-MC-2T,
> PA-FE-TX, redundant power supply, C7200-I/O-FE) because it's way more 
> than I
> need. We used to use it to support (2) full BGP feeds from our upstream
> providers (and it was overkill for that), but now it's just biding its 
> time
> as a backup router while another router does all the work.
>
> The concern I have is that if I ever need a heavy-duty router like this
> again, it's going to cost me more than what I'm going to get from 
> selling
> the 7206VXR (about $4000).
>
> If it turns out that the day after I sell the 7206VXR, I need to buy a
> replacement, what model would you suggest? (I want to get a feeling 
> for what
> I might need to spend). Do you think the new 3800 series fills the 
> niche the
> 7206VXR's used to fill?
>
> Thanks for your advice.
> Adam
>
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Brian Feeny, CCIE #8036, CISSP
Network Engineer
ShreveNet Inc.