[c-nsp] 7600 Vs 12000

[Peter Salanki]

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6 mar 2006 kl. 21.08 skrev Ryan O'Connell:

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> On 06/03/2006 20:01, Drew Weaver wrote:
>>     Hi, I'm sure this question has been raised at least once, but I
>> am curious as to what the current maturity the 7600 (6500) platform
>> offers as a routing device as opposed to a switching device? I am  
>> sure
>> Cisco wouldn't have released the 7600 as a router without ensuring  
>> that
>> it would work but I have heard that it has issues with the FIB  
>> becoming
>> corrupt if you maintain a large routing table. I am looking for  
>> opinions
>> related to a service provider environment, and I am considering  
>> either a
>> 7609 with a Sup720 or a 12410 with a PRP-2.
>
> If you're only doing ethernet, the 7600 makes a great platform and can
> do almost anything a 12000 can - but being essentially an ethernet
> switch as soon as you start adding non-ethernet interfaces into the
> mix it can get expensive, as you need the intelligence to
> encapsulate/decapsulate the packets appropriately in the line card.
>
> The most annoying thing about the 7600 is the lack of MAC address
> counters, which unless you're using individual VLANs/private
> interconnects for every peering session makes peering decisions rather
> tricky at times.
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