[c-nsp] 6500/BGP/full route tables [even more] confusing...

[Andriy Bilous]

As far as I'm aware there is no DFC in 6516, it's a "legacy" card with
a single 8Gb (duplex) connection to the fabric. Your output actually
confirms that, saying CEF256. Are there any other modules in the
chassis?

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Jeff Kell <jeff-kell at utc.edu> wrote:
> On 3/26/2011 2:32 PM, Jon Lewis wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011, Jeff Kell wrote:
>>> I intended to upgrade this to "something" suitable for full routing
>>> tables, and went for a Sup720/PFC3CXL.  A million routes, right?
>>
>> Not really.  The million routes thing is highly misleading.
>
> It at least "depends on a whole lot of things".  I'll settle for half.
> Just not 192K.
>
>>> Received another WS-X6516-GBIC but with a DFC3A.  Powers up, but
>>> switches everything to "PFC3A" mode [192K routes]:
>>
>> If you're not doing that much traffic, is removing the DFC from the
>> WS-X6516-GBIC an option?
>
> I don't know, that's why I'm asking, but if that's a viable option, will
> certainly give it a try.
>
> Jeff
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