[c-nsp] Advice on Core Swithes / Routers

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:52:04PM +0200, Chris Knipe wrote:
> The 6500 are legacy and thus needs to stay.  I am aware of the FlexWAN and
> it's not a problem getting it.
> 
> The problem that I have is that I am unsure which SPA's in the FlexWAN is
> supported and will work on the 6500 platform.  

SPAs will not be supported at all in FlexWAN :-) - SPAs are for SIPs,
FlexWAN will eat PAs.

> The SPA-4XT-SERIAL is
> precisely what I need and want to put in my 6500 - but I've seen varied
> results from google in terms of whether it does, or does not, work with the
> FlexWAN on the 6500.

I'm fairly sure it won't even physically fit.

... but if you have a FlexWAN anyway, there's nice 8-port PAs for
E1s (PA-MC-8E1) or X21 (PA-8T).


The other thing about "IPSEC on 6500 being a pain *or* very expensive"
still holds.  Forgot that in my original mail.

gert

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