[c-nsp] sup2T software & release notes have hit

Peter Rathlev peter at rathlev.dk
Mon Jul 11 18:21:02 EDT 2011


On Tue, 2011-07-12 at 00:00 +0200, Robert Hass wrote:
> > The 6708 card isn't mentioned elsewhere on the page. Specifically
> > not in "Table 6. DFC4 Field Upgradable Linecard". Anybody know what
> > that means? Do we have to buy new 6908 cards instead? Or will there
> > be a field upgrade?
> 
> As 6708 is DFC-only (same as 6716) and cannot work in CFC due to lack
> of some bus ASICs. You cannot it use with 2T due to incompability DFC4
> to DFC3. DFC4 is not supported at all at 67xx linecards. But there is
> special TMP program for 6708 linecards for upgrade them to 6908. Talk
> to your account team for details.

What puzzles me is that the 6716 card is field upgradable (to DFC4)
according to the white paper. But the 6708 isn't. I though they had the
same limitations regarding CFC.

We probably can't afford any of these this year anyway. If they appear
this year at all. :-)

-- 
Peter




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