[c-nsp] Equipment Upgrade

[Thermos Saamnet]

Thanks, Peter. The URL you referred has answered up a lot of my questions :)


On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Peter Rathlev <peter at rathlev.dk> wrote:

> On Fri, 2009-01-23 at 10:31 +0100, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
> > On Fri, 23 Jan 2009, Thermos Saamnet wrote:
> > > I, however have limited experience with them and one of the foremost
> > > questions in my mind was what's the difference between a Route Switch
> > > Processor and a Supervisor Engine.
> >
> > <
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps708/prod_white_paper0900aecd80673385.html
> >
> > describes pretty well the different parts of the 6500/7600 platform when
> > it comes to what does what in it.
>
> That's a very nice document. :-) (Hadn't seen it before.)
>
> However, it doesn't really explain what the RSP720 is, as far as I can
> see. This link explains the features of RSP720, SUP720 and SUP32:
>
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/7600/Hardware/Hardware_Guides/Supervisor_Engine_and_Route_Switch_Processor_Guide/SupE02_external_docbase_0900e4b18075083b_4container_external_docbase_0900e4b1807b6700.html
> http://tinyurl.com/al4ue9
>
> This phrase from the document puts it well:
>
> "The route switch processor is the newest version of supervisor engine."
>
> The RSP720 is "just" a faster processor, newer (better/more
> features/less stable?) MSFC (the "router" part) and a slightly enhanced
> Policy Feature Card (PFC3C) compared to the Sup720-3B(XL).
>
> And the RSP720 is prettier. :-)
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
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