[c-nsp] 7201 FPGA

[Nikolay Shopik]

On 01/06/11 09:46, Sam Silvester wrote:
> 7201 is a software platform - no forwarding is ASIC-based (it doesn't
> have ASICs!). Everything ends up in the CPU.


Yeah I mean FPGA not ASIC. What is actual job of FPGA which is having 
separate upgrades.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/7200/configuration/feature_guides/fpd.html

This document isn't clear enough about its purpose, only what it has 
something to do with port adapters.

Thanks