[c-nsp] Main differences between 7206 & 7206VXR

[Ryan O'Connell]

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On 25/04/2005 16:35, Lucas Iglesias wrote:

| We are about to buy a used 7206 (at a very cheap prize), but my
| experience with them is limited to the VXR series. As I've looked
| in the CCO docs, the main difference between the 7206 and the
| 7206VXR is the support for TDM & Voice capabilities (to be
| connected directly to a PBX, etc). On that regard, the 7206 is
| useful for us since we won't need it for that purposes. But anyway,
| I have a couple of doubts: 1- Is that really the only difference?
| 2- Does them support the same Image? 3- Will the 7206 support a
| PA-8E1 anyway? (to be used in ds0 groups as serial interfaces)


The VXR has a faster bus and will take faster processors - with a
non-VXR you are extremely limited as you will struggle increasingly to
get bugfixed software as the chassis is no longer officially
supported. You're also limited to processing engines that won't take
enough RAM for a full internet routing table for much longer.

Deploying one on less-critical parts of an enterprise network would be
OK, I would hesitate to deploy one on any internet-facing portion of a
suervice provider network as if a vulnerability is found and exploited
you may be unable to resolve it.

I'm not sure what a PA-8E1 is so I don't know if it'll work in a
non-VXR chassis, but if you mean the PA-8T or similar then yes,
they're supported.

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