[c-nsp] Cisco 10k?

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Paul Stewart wrote:
> Hey Jason...
> 
> I'm curious as to what you decide in the final aspect and why... we have
> several NPE-1G and NPE-2G boxes right now and I need to order a couple of
> more to meet capacity needs (DSL termination via PPPOE)... we were also
> looking at the 10k series and also took a step back to investigate ERX from
> Juniper... I really like the Juniper boxes having talked to several people
> who use them (and who are also Cisco literate)... long story short we're
> probably sticking with Cisco just because of it being Cisco (and staff are
> used to Cisco boxes and also the way that Cisco "thinks")...
> 
> In my opinion, our reasons for staying Cisco are not necessarily the right
> ones but I believe the management group will head that way regardless...;)
> So then we're back to the same issue you are - keep stacking 7206's or buy a
> "big box" such as the 10k.... our datacenter is starting to run shy on space
> and power is always a challenge to keep up with ... so the 10k has pros
> there for sure...
> 
> Anyways, just wanted to chime in letting you know you're definitely not the
> only person facing these issues ; )  I would definitely upgrade to NPE-1G or
> 2G if it's in budget though as that will be a significant upgrade from a
> performance spec....

But doesn't the 7200 (and 7500 and others) still have the issue of bus 
bandwidth not being big enough for aggregating multiple gigabit links?

I'm not familiar enough with the 10000 to know how wide its bus is, but 
I know that the 6500/7600 has more than enough bus.

Peace...  Sridhar