[c-nsp] Cisco ME-6524 platform architecture

[Sachin Gupta (sagupta)]

Hi James,

I am the Product Manager for the ME-6524 platform. I am very interested
to hear about your deployment scenario and can help answer your
questions. 

The ME-6524 has a similar architecture to Sup32 with the one key
difference that it supports PFC3C rather than the PFC3B on the Sup32.
Sup32 architecture documents can be leveraged to understand the ME-6524.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any more questions.

Sachin 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of James Humphris
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:11 AM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: [c-nsp] Cisco ME-6524 platform architecture

Dear all,

 

I stumbled across this excellent forum yesterday whilst trying to gain
some information on the platform architecture of the Cisco ME-6524. I
have been extensively testing this device for a couple of months now,
using a mixture of local switching, multiplex-uni and EoMPLS with
MPLS-TE & FRR. So far, it has performed remarkably well, especially
considering its price point as an entry level device to the Cisco 6500
family.

 

I do however have a question regarding the platform architecture of the
box. As I'm sure you all know, the architecture of the modular 6500
series is very well documented by Cisco, including details of the
modules (PFC, MSFC etc..),types of ASIC (Pinnacle, Medusa, Earl, Tycho
and Superman etc..) and how they interoperate at a high level. 

 

The part I'm struggling with is how this relates to the fixed
configuration of the ME-6524. I appreciate that its based upon the
SUP-720, and utilises MSFC2A with PFC3C, but I when I issue a "show
asic-version slot 1", I don't see any ASIC names that I recognise:

 

nsn1#sho asic-version slot 1

Module in slot 1 has 5 type(s) of ASICs

        ASIC Name      Count      Version

             KUMA          1      (2.0)

         HYPERION          1      (6.0)

             R2D2          1      (2.0)

          DHANUSH          2      (2.0)

         VISHAKHA          8      (1.0)

 

Can anyone help with some more detailed information relating to the
platform configuration of this device?

 

Many thanks in advance

 

James Humphris

IP Engineering, Nexagent Ltd.

 

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