[c-nsp] fabric bandwidth on A9K-8T/4

Buhrmaster, Gary gtb at slac.stanford.edu
Tue Oct 27 02:59:34 EDT 2009


> The data sheet for the ASR9K-RSP-4G claims 180 gig/slot
> fabric.  The data sheet for the A9K-8T/4 does not say
> what it's fabric bandwidth is.  The "/4" in the part
> number looks suspiciously like it is 2:1 over subscription.
> 
> Does anyone know the fabric bandwidth on that card?
> The ASR9K data sheets are horribly lacking.

2:1 oversubscribed, according to the document at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/asr9000/hardware/ethernet_line_c
ard/installation/guide/asr9kELCIGinstalling.html

(see the section on the 8-port card)





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