[c-nsp] Sup32 Memory upgrade

[Kristian Larsson]

On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 10:55:18AM +0200, Gert Doering wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 28, 2006 at 10:47:42AM +0200, Elmar K. Bins wrote:
> > Looks alright for the "foreseeable future". But actually,
> > apart from upgrading to XL boards - what would be the
> > platform of choice if we're talking Cisco? 73's don't
> > seem to be bothered by static TCAM limits, but they
> > simply cannot handle a few gbps, or can they?
> 
> 7301/7200-NPE-G1 for "up to a gbit" (or less, depending on traffic)
I've never gotten more than 500Mbps out of a NPE-G1.
> 
> Sup720/3BXL for "many (uncongested) gbit ports and many routes"
>    [Sup720/3B or Sup32 plus "get rid of the unaggregated crap from other 
>         regions" filters for "many gbit ports and not so much investment"]
> 
> GSR for "non-gbit interfaces, more flexible queueing needed"
> 
> Some people will mention 7304, but I don't trust this platform - it's
> too exotic, it might just go away over night (as the 7120/7240 did).
Well it's just about the only thing out there
between the 7200 and a 6500. I think it's quite
nice. But perhaps you are right, it is a bit
exotic and might just disappear.

  Kristian.