[c-nsp] Exceeding the bandwidth points on a 7200

[Justin Shore]

Gert Doering wrote:
> IOS will bitch, but unless this has changed recently, all interfaces will
> "just work".  Of course you're on your own - if you complain to TAC about
> "high CPU" and "packet losses", they are very likely to tell you "your
> own fault".
> 
> OTOH, if the PA-A3s are *so* lightly loaded, I'd just go for it.

That's more or less my thought too at this point.  The load on the OCs 
isn't even worth mentioning to be honest.  The single port DS3 module 
will be more likely to exert more strain on the G1 than all 4 OC3s at 
this point.

> (I'm not sure I remember that right.  I think on the NPE-G1, the I/O
> board is on a separate PCI bus, and could be replaced with a PA holder
> card, which has its own set of bandwith points.  But maybe I misremember
> part of this - you might want to check this in the docs).

I thought about that but it's a little more cost.  I'm still thinking 
about adding a GigE I/O controller to get another GigE port in these 
guys too so I can do a little bit more with them.


Thanks for the info, guys.  It's been very helpful

Justin