[c-nsp] 2600XM usability?

[Matthew White]

Hi Graham,

I think a 2821 with enough memory would do the trick. Even new, the ones without the AIM module are fairly inexpensive.

-mtw

-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Wooden [mailto:graham at g-rock.net] 
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:08 PM
To: Matthew White; cisco-nsp
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] 2600XM usability?

I appreciate the reply Matthew.  Yikes, yeah - I don't think that'll work.
Any suggestions for something on the used market that will suffice?
Maybe I should look for a 3640 or something.  Thanks!

-graham

On 10/19/09 6:32 PM, "Matthew White" <mawhi at vestas.com> wrote:

> Hi Graham,
> 
> Of course YMMV, however I just replaced a 2691XM that was doing DMVPN duties
> running EIGRP (~350 routes). The unit was equiped with a cypto card and max
> throughput was around 10Mbps.
> 
> At peak traffic times the CPU would hit 65/70% and this is without running
> QoS. So, from my perspective the 2621XM doesn't have enough juice to do what
> you want it to do.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> -mtw
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Graham Wooden
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 3:25 PM
> To: cisco-nsp
> Subject: [c-nsp] 2600XM usability?
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a new network connecting to me that I will be shoving down some
> routes to them via a 5Mb metro-ethernet. They have a 2621XM.  It will be
> doing BGP, with maybe a route table of 86K routes (mine plus their other
> provider, which I think is being delivered by a 2xT1 mlppp). I think it's
> the 128D/32F model. Not sure of the IOS as of yet.
> 
> Does anyone have any real-world usability with this platform?  Will this box
> hold up to 8Mb of traffic, with QoS/ACL and BGP with this number of routes?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -graham
> 
> 
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