[c-nsp] Cisco 10k?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Jason Berenson wrote:
> Justin,
> 
> I'm not worried too much about the size, I have room and on top of that 
> it will replace 3+ 7206's.  I do however have the option of just 
> upgrading the 7206's to NPE-G1's, adding more chassis as needed and 
> calling it a day.
> 
> I'm trying to make a decision now before things get too out of hand 
> whether or not I want to move to a single router platform or just keep 
> adding routers as needed.  It would eventually have multiple Gige ports 
> which would handle TLS circuits as well as DS1 termination and ATM 
> termination for DSLs.  Another thing to remember is we may eventually 
> get a blade for our Turin DAX which will allow us to terminate the DS1's 
> on the Turin and transport them to the router via ethernet and 
> VLANs/DS1.  This long-term option would let us get rid of the DS3 cards 
> and go mostly ethernet except for the limited ATM needed for DSLs.
> 
> The big advantages I can see is moving to a single chassis (one router 
> to manage), it's a much more powerful router then the 7206's and on a 
> per channelized DS3 port basis, it's half the price per port.  With all 
> that in mind, would you suggest going for a 10k and selling the 7206's 
> or just upgrading/adding more 7206's as needed?

Well, you did mention that the per-port cost was lower (significantly?) 
with the 10000 than with the 7200VXR.  And that's definitely something.

And the 10000 is ASIC-accelerated, right?  That should give you a nice 
performance kick, right?

Peace...  Sridhar