[c-nsp] 7206vxr npe300 throughput

Alex Balashov abalashov at evaristesys.com
Fri Sep 12 14:14:32 EDT 2008


Richey wrote:

> I've got a 7206VXR with an NPE 300.  It does not run BGP.  The majority of
> the traffic on this router will be is streaming media.  The only ACLs on
> this router are there to protect the router it's self.   We are talking
> about switching the full DS3 that is in this router out for a 100Mb FE feed.
> Should I worry about this router being able to handle 80 to 100mb of
> traffic?

Based on my experience using the same for an edge router of a fairly 
large company pushing a lot of web traffic and VoIP (well over 100 
mbps), no.  Just make sure you have CEF enabled and such.

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