[c-nsp] Maximum Throughtput Cisco Router

[Bill Blackford]

There may be better definitions, but in general:

Sub-rate: forwarding handled in software
Line-rate: forwarding handled in hardware.




On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Darwin Santana <
dlsy at casainteligente.com.do> wrote:

> The goal is using the device for Internet Traffic with QoS enable.
>
> What's the difference between sub-rate and line-rate device ?
>
>
> 2013/12/26 Bill Blackford <bblackford at gmail.com>
>
>> A few years back, I went with a pair of ASR1002's.s  1. My traffic was
>> 400Mbps and with that particular mix, had lots and lots of small packets.
>> Hence, microbursts were enough to make the single 7301 fall over on
>> occasion.  2. My traffic was trending on a 150% increase every two years. I
>> found it necessary to design for what I need in 3 - 4 years vs. "what I
>> need now". In my opinion, if you have that much traffic, don't invest in
>> sub-rate devices, go with line-rate. You might discover down the road that
>> your traffic may change, as mine did, or you may be compelled to enable
>> features you hadn't thought of at purchase time that yield performance
>> penalties.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Darwin Santana <
>> dlsy at casainteligente.com.do> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Can I handle a 400 Mbps or up the bandwidth on the Router 3925E?
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Darwin
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>>
>> --
>> Bill Blackford
>>
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