[c-nsp] 7604/sup32

[Jared Mauch]

On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 07:45:11AM -0800, Mark Kent wrote:
> So, I'm looking at the cisco web pages and I see the 7600 is
> pushed big-time as a service provider edge device, and yet I see
> that the sup32-3b has a 300Mhz processor, and so it is not
> much faster than an NPE-300 (262Mhz).
> 
> I stopped taking full routes on NPE-300 equipment a couple of 
> years ago, moving to an npe-g1.   So, what's the scoop with
> the 7600/sup32-3b?    It seems like a step back to me, other than
> the 8 built-in gigE ports.

	Simple answer: Sup32 is not viable for full bgp tables
anymore.  Enjoy it as a l2 device that can't do 10GE!

	- Jared

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