[c-nsp] do i *need* DFCs on the 6500?

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Wed, Sep 02, 2009 at 07:39:34AM -0500, Justin Shore wrote:
> You eluded to one of my strongest selling points on DFCs though I don't 
> think you made that particular connection yet.  DFCs offload QoS to the 
> LC as you said.  That also means that CoPP is also handled in hardware 
> if you have DFCs in place since it requires MLS QoS on that platform. 
> Ie, if your 6500/7600 is going to be publicly-accessible on the Internet 
> in any capacity and you want it to be able to use CoPP to withstand a 
> targeted DoS attack then DFCs are not optional, they're critical.

Why?  Wouldn't the Sup PFC handle "CoPP-in-hardware" if you have no DFCs?

(Assuming that the total incoming packet volume is still inside the 
bounds that the PFC can handle)

gert
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