[c-nsp] QinQ on 7206?

[Dave Weis]

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Justin M. Streiner wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Dave Weis wrote:
>> I've got a 7206 with an NPE 200, 128 megs of RAM, running 12.3(12b), doing
>> some ethernet-ethernet routing and terminating PPPoA connections with a
>> PA-A3-OC3MM. Will the hardware and IOS that I have support QinQ
>> connections?
>
> You don't mention what feature set you're using, or if it's a 7206 or
> 7206VXR.  To be sure, you should feed the image name you're using on your
> router into the software advisor on CCO or open a case with the TAC.

It's service provider, c7200-p-mz.123-12b.bin. I have a non-VXR chassis.

> A quick, non-exhaustive search showed images with 802.1q tunneling and
> RFC 2364 compliant PPPoA being in the 12.4T (advanced IP services
> w/accelerated broadband features) range, requiring at least 512
> MB of DRAM.  That would mean you'd need at least an NPE-400, or an
> NPE-G1, both of which also require a VXR chassis.

Okay, thanks. I'll start planning for an upgrade,

> End of sale for the NPE-200 was announced in early 2002 and end of
> software support was announced two years later, so I think the chances of
> getting the functionality you're looking for to run on an NPE-200 are very
> slim.  Support will be terminated for the NPE-200 in January 2007.
> NPE-200 EOS notice here:
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps341/ps348/index.html

I will plan on getting something larger then.

dave

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