[c-nsp] 6500 sup32 v sup720

[Alex Foster]

Hi,

Im in the decision making phase of upgrading our existing BGP routers
(3550s) to something more suitable to receive the full routing table
etc;  Ive been looking at the 6500 - and have received some pricing for
the sup32 and sup720 variants.  Problem is the pricing is almost
identical - and I cant work out where the gotchas are...ie:  the sup720
is capable of 32/256/720Gbps whereas the sup32 is only 32Gbps capable -
where are the hidden costs here ?? What additional modules/hardware do I
require when going from 32Gbps to say 256Gbps on the sup720 and what is
the upgrade path.

Would appreciate your thoughts and comments on this...or indeed is the
6500 the best box to go with - I have a good budget and basically need a
box capable of receiving full routes/upto 2Gbps traffic rates/and plenty
of optical GigE and 10/100/1000 interfaces. 

Regards

Alex


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