[c-nsp] Router suggestions?

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Mon, May 09, 2005 at 03:16:34PM -0500, Mike Bernico wrote:
> I'm not sure how the cost compares, but one interesting alternative to
> consider would be the 7603 with the new sup32.  From what I understand
> the sup32 has pretty similar capabilities to the sup720 with the
> exception of a 32 Gbps backplane.  It is supposed to be a lot cheaper as
> well.  

The catch is that the Sup32 has no (!) L3 functionality, as of today
(no IOS for it, just CatOS).

[..]
> The 7200 option is older, but probably a sure thing.  The 7603/sup32
> option is brand new and has better performance numbers but is probably a
> little risky due to its newness.  

Indeed.  Especially the lack of routing makes this a quite risky thing :-l

gert
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