[c-nsp] Router recommendation

Wed Sep 20 12:20:22 EDT 2006

With the right amount of RAM the NPE-400 is supposed to support 8000
sessions -- does that come with some caveats based on traffic type/volume?

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Robert E. Seastrom
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:05 PM
To: Rick Kunkel
Cc: Cisco-NSP Mailing List
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Router recommendation

Let's step back from this and look at it the larger picture and your
needs:

How many customers (ie, how many pppoe/lt2p sessions)?
How many packets/second?
How many megabits/second?

We started running out of steam at around 1000 users on an NPE-300.
Our users were some filesharin' fools though.  Quebecers outstripped
Ontarians in their per capita b/w usage by like 50%.

We found that the NPE-G1s were about 3.5x the performance, so we
upgraded.  With about 1700 users online, 75 megs down, 50 megs up,
27kpps, cpu utilization peaks at right around 40%.

Aggregation routers just carry our OSPF, not full internet routes, and
run just fine (69 megs free) with 256 megs in 'em, no reason to put in
a gig.

                                        ---Rob

Rick Kunkel <kunkel at w-link.net> writes:

> Heya folks,
>
> Thanks much for all the suggestions.  As a relatively small company we go 
> through this process like once every 3 years or so, and of course, by 
> then, not only have all the models changed and stuff, but I've completely 
> forgotten all the research I may have done before.
>
> If you can bear with me, I think I'm almost there...
>
> It sounds like whatever I do, I'm looking at 1 GB of RAM.  Everything 
> else-wise, it sounds like my options are something like this:
>
> 7206VXR w/NPE-G2
> A 7600 series
> A 10000 series
>
> My biggest confusion right now, and to which I'm having trouble finding 
> the answer, is what exactly pieces are required for each.  For instance, 
> as far as I know, without the NPE-G2 (or some other other NPE), the 7206 
> is just a paper-weight, even if it has other modules in it.  (Is that 
> correct.)  I'm assumign the same is true for the supervisor engine, but 
> then it sounds like even the supervisor engine has components, like the 
> PFC2 or MSFC2.  Ditto for the 10000.
>
> For the record here, it's worth noting that I'd be happy to speak with a
> knowledgeable salesperson about this.  Obviously, no one here is obligated
> to answer what seem to me to be pretty basic questions.  Please let me
> know if I should be hunting down a salesperson somewhere.
>
> Getting back to the three options above...  (and assuming that some of you
> might not just tell me to find a salesperson...)  What are the basic
> pieces needed for a functioning 7600 or 10000?  Beyond that, I will be
> requiring at least 3 GigE ports and and ATM DS-3 port.  But my guess is
> that the GigE ports MAY come on the processor thingy, like the NPE-G2, and
> I'm expecting the ATM card to be separate.
>
> Again, i can't thank people enough for this.  Again, doing a pretty decent

> sized purchase like this only every couple years or so just isn't 
> conducive to this kind of knowledge.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick Kunkel
>
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Matthew Crocker wrote:
>
>> 
>> I'm pretty sure you don't want to do DSL Aggregation/PPPoE  
>> termination on a 12000 series.  The 12.0 software is lacking in edge  
>> features.
>> 
>> for DSL aggregation you really want to look at the 7206 or 10000  
>> series with appropriate processors.
>> 
>> -Matt
>> 
>> On Sep 15, 2006, at 12:34 PM, Rick Kunkel wrote:
>> 
>> > Another possibility...  i've heard that 12000 series can be had
>> > relatively inexpensively on Ebay.  Any thoughts on these?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Rick
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> 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
>> 
>> --
>> Matthew S. Crocker
>> Vice President
>> Crocker Communications, Inc.
>> Internet Division
>> PO BOX 710
>> Greenfield, MA 01302-0710
>> http://www.crocker.com
>> 
>> 
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-nsp mailing list  cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
_______________________________________________
cisco-nsp mailing list  cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/