[c-nsp] Router recommendation

Rick Kunkel kunkel at w-link.net
Fri Sep 15 12:34:05 EDT 2006


Another possibility...  i've heard that 12000 series can be had 
relatively inexpensively on Ebay.  Any thoughts on these?

Thanks,

Rick

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Rodney Dunn wrote:

> I don't think you should be looking at a 65xx for DSL aggregation.
> 
> On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 01:45:33AM -0400, jim bartus wrote:
> > 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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