[nsp] PPPoE LNS - Redback, Juniper, or Cisco?

[Konstantin Barinov]

Hi,

I wonder how much pppoe sessions, each with rate-limit in/out to
about 512K, could 7200/NPE-G1 handle? 500? 1000?


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Konstantin Barinov
INFONET AS, Tallinn, Estonia



Friday, May 21, 2004, 1:54:59 AM, you wrote:

CNc> You can run up to 16k active sessions on the 7200 with the NPE-G1. The
CNc> software for the 7200 supports virtual sub-interfaces as well now which
CNc> allows the much greater scalability of interfaces. The 10000 ESR will
CNc> scale up to 61500 sessions if you are looking to jump up to the next
CNc> tier.

CNc> -corbett


CNc> -----Original Message-----
CNc> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
CNc> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Michel Renfer
CNc> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:56 PM
CNc> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
CNc> Subject: RE: [nsp] PPPoE LNS - Redback, Juniper, or Cisco?


CNc> Hi Jay 

CNc> Just my experience with c7200 as LNS for broadband aggregation. With a
CNc> NPE-300 you can run safely arround 2000 users. Ensure, that you don't
CNc> hit any MTU (don't fragment packets!) and Virtual Interface (use
CNc> pre-cloning!) 
CNc> problems - both can consume a lot of CPU cycles. 

CNc> With a NPE-G1 you should be able to run arround 3000 users. So, one 7200
CNc> cannot handle all users you currently have on one SMS... 

CNc> cheers,
CNc> michel


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jay Greenberg [mailto:jg at execulink.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 5:38 PM
>> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Subject: [nsp] PPPoE LNS - Redback, Juniper, or Cisco?
>> 
>> Hi Guys, we're currently supporting about 4-10 thousand DSL
>> customers on
>> 2 Redback SMS 1800 LNS devices, and we need to upgrade to something
>> bigger.
>> 
>> For anyone with experience, could I please have your take on the 
>> following platforms, including cost effectiveness and functionality
>> (realistic subscriber count, etc).  Also, we're potentially interested

>> in hardware support for ACLs and rate limiting.
>> 
>> Redback SMS 10000
>> Juniper ERX
>> Cisco 7200 w/NPE-G1
>> Cisco 7300
>> Cisco 6500/7600 w/NWAM
>> Cisco 10000 ESR
>> 
>> Thanks, group.
>> 
>> --
>> Jason Greenberg, CCIE #11021
>> Network Administrator
>> Execulink, Inc.
>> <jg at execulink.com>
>> 
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