[c-nsp] Router recommendation

[jim bartus]

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/765/tools/quickreference/routerperformance.pdf

by my reading you would be straddeling the line between an NPE-G2 and a
Sup32, but you gotta weigh the fact that those are 64byte packets against
whatever affect your featureset is going to impose.

-jim


On 9/14/06, Rick Kunkel <kunkel at w-link.net> wrote:
>
> I've had (on and off-list) recommendations for the NPE-G2.  I also forgot
> to specify what NPE I have now.  I have the NPE-G1 now, and we had
> considered staying with it, but I thought I remember seeing somewhere on
> this list (with a link to a site published by Cisco that listed various
> routers and their theoretical packet or bit limits) something that
> indicated to me that the NPE-G1 wasn't gonna cut it.  It was a while ago
> though, and I may have misread it.  Perhaps I mistook packets per second
> for bits per second.
>
> Is the NPE-G1 possibly good enough for what I'll be throwing at it?  If
> not, is the NPE-G2 a substantial step up?  Also, is it possible for me to
> simply purchase a NPE-G2 and swap it with the NPE-G1 that I already have
> in my 7206VXR chassis?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Rick
>
> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Rodney Dunn wrote:
>
> > Rick,
> >
> > I don't work in the BB agg space a lot but it sounds to me
> > like your options would be:
> >
> > 72xx with the new NPE-G2
> >
> > or either a 10k box. I've worked on a 10k box handling over 25k sessions
> > running well over a gig before.
> >
> > I'm sure others with them in deployment can give you some references.
> >
> > Rodney
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 05:36:43PM -0700, Rick Kunkel wrote:
> > > Heya folks... I'm pretty dim on the upper lever Cisco gear, and we're
> in
> > > the market for something burlier than the 7206 we've currently got.  I
> > > need some suggestions for products...
> > >
> > > The requirements:
> > >
> > > 1. We're terminating a DSL Aggregation DS-3, so there must be an
> > > electrical and/or optical DS-3 module available for it.
> > >
> > > 2.  At least 3 GigEthernet ports, either somewhat built-in or in
> modules.
> > >
> > > 3.  Capable of handling at least 3 full BGP routing tables.
> > >
> > > 4.  Must be able to do operating-system-wise everything that our
> current
> > > 7206 does, like "atm route-bridged ip" stuff and 802.1Q.  (I have a
> > > feeling this is kind of a "it goes without saying" type of
> requirement,
> > > but I wanted to be clear...)
> > >
> > > 5.  Able to route/switch about 1Gbps from the various internet facing
> > > interfaces to the various internal facing interfaces.  (I'm sure this
> is
> > > not a simple answer, but unfortunately, that's about all I've got to
> go on
> > > right now.)
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Rick Kunkel
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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