SV: [nsp] FE on 7200

[jgh_cisco]

Hello!

Won't 2*PA-2FE-TX give you trouble with "bandwidth points", on all NPEs,
except NPE-G1 ?

It is my understanding that you have 600 bandwidth points on each of the two
buses, and that the FEs on the I/O controller on all NPEs except NPE-G1
count (Left bus, I/O + slot 1,3,5; Right bus: 2,4,6).
NPE-400 means 400 bandwidth points, as do PA-2FE-TX, leaving no points
available for a second FA-2FE-TX ?

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/modules/ps2033/products_confi
guration_guide_chapter09186a008014cf5c.html

In fact, we are looking for a router platform (not switch; 6500/7600) that
have "many" (5-10) FEs, which can do 802.1q.  Overlapping VLAN IDs are an
issue, therefore placing a switch in front of the router FE port is not an
option.

Jan G. Hope


> The PA-2FE-TX is a very nice one.  But it's a single point of failure
> (if the PA breaks, both FEs are dead), so if you have enough slots, go for
> 2x PA-FE...

> gert