[nsp] FE on 7200

[jlewis at lewis.org]

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Gert Doering wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 03:30:23PM -0500, Krzysztof Adamski wrote:
> > What is the best way of arranging the FE on it:
> > a singe PA-2FE-ISL or
> 
> Avoid the PA-2FEISL.  It's evil.  
> 
> 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...

PA-2FE-TX is also alot more expensive.  If you never want to get full wire 
speed on both ports, the PA-2FEISL is ok.  Otherwise, use PA-FE's if you 
want to save money and have a surplus of ports, or PA-2FE if you need the 
density.
 
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