[c-nsp] ASR1004 vs 7606(RSP720-CXL)
Julio Arruda
jarruda-cnsp at jarruda.com
Thu Nov 26 08:45:37 EST 2009
Asbjorn Hojmark - Lists wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:32:37 +1000, you wrote:
>
>> If there's a 4 slot chassis in the 2nd generation then I could see
>> N7K and N5K / N4K as a possible end-to-end platform for L3/MPLS core,
>> L2/L3 aggregation, and L2 access. And it would all run the same
>> software !!!
>
> Except, of cause, the N7K doesn't currently do MPLS and won't for
> another year, and when it does it will, as always, be released in
> fases.
>
> Also, Nexus is positioned for the DC, so there will always be lacking
> features when compared to the SP platforms.
>
> 'Don't send a switch to do a router's job'.
I'm curious, what is the difference ? I remember the debate (bridge x
switch) in another generation...
Is the N7K is a hard-coded-can't-change forwarding glue (EARL8 at that)
platform, TCAM based, hence the 'switch' term ?
Or in the feature set (control-plane ? forwarding-plane ?)
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