[c-nsp] 2621xm vs 1800?

[Paul Cosgrove]

There is a nice index including this and other similar product 
comparisions (switch performance, vpn performance etc.) at:-

http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/tools/quickreference/index.html

Paul.

Paul Stewart wrote:
> Thanks... that's actually the document I was looking for ;)
> 
> Our theory to date on the issues with the 2621XM's is possibly the vendor
> itself and the memory they have been using.  We have had a number of
> problems with a particular batch of them purchased a while ago and the 3rd
> party memory they are using specifically (we use 3rd party all the time with
> great success normally).
> 
> Want to swap one of the sites that is having repeated issues and prove it's
> in the router somewhere or in the next hop device (wireless backhaul).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Cosgrove [mailto:paul.cosgrove at heanet.ie] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 2:50 PM
> To: Paul Stewart
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] 2621xm vs 1800?
> 
> Very much an upgrade judging from the following table. More than double 
> the PPS & Mbps for Fast/CEF switched packets:-
> 
> http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/765/tools/quickreference/routerp
> erformance.pdf 
> 
> 
> Would be interesting to know the cause of the issue though,
> 
> Paul.
> 
> Paul Stewart wrote:
>> Hi there...
>>
>> We have some remote sites with 2621XM's running today.  These routers are
>> doing PPPOE termination primarily for 40-60 users.  The 2621XM is handling
>> the load just fine however we've been having random problems with them
>> lately and wanted to swap out the 2621XM for a different, more current
> model
>> to see if the problem goes away (traffic just stops passing on the FE
>> interfaces after a few weeks - tried multiple IOS versions - happening at
>> several sites).
>>
>> My question is whether or not an 1841 would be a downgrade or an upgrade
> for
>> PPS and overall load?  Or should we just bite the bullet and get 2801's
>> instead?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
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