[c-nsp] PFC 3CXL vs PFC 3BXL

[Phil Mayers]

Wyatt Mattias Ishmael Jovial Gyllenvarg wrote:
> Hi All
> 
> Has anyone gotten the facts straigh about the diffrences between these two?

Not many:

  * 96k instead of 64k mac addresses
  * support for VSS (virtual switching - "stacking for 6500s")
  * some minor bug fixes e.g. some of the rate limiters etc.

> 
> Seems like cisco don´t what too have them in a table next too each
> other if it showes more then CPU speed etc etc.

No differences there. It's just the PFC (which is the forwarding ASIC), 
the MSFC is the same IIRC.

> 
> Where looking to build a few Edge machines and trying too figure out
> if the CXL is actually any better for this.

The cost is identical, is it not? So, buy the -3C