[c-nsp] New Catalyst 6k chassis

[Pete Lumbis]

2x CPUs. One for control plane, one for data plane. The CPUs have different
architecture so you can't cross the streams. Since IOS-XE does packet
processing so much differently than classic IOS multiple cores are actually
useful now for moving packets. This is what the 4451 does.


On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 6:24 AM, John Kougoulos <koug at intracom.gr> wrote:

> hmmm
>
> "The Cisco 4451-X data plane uses an emulated Quantum Flow Processor (QFP)
> that delivers application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-like
> performance that does not degrade as services are added."
>
> --koug
>
>
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013, Antoine Monnier wrote:
>
>  but does that new 4400 have hardware-based forwarding like the ASR1K or
>> software-based/generic-CPU forwarding like the ISR G2 ? if it is the
>> latter, like for the G2 I would expect the actual performance to vary
>> greatly depending on features used, packet size, etc. So I am hoping it's
>> the former...
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:52 PM, quinn snyder <snyderq at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  actual performance on the 4451 (this is the only isr4400 model) -- will
>>> be
>>> up to 2gbps with the license upgrade.
>>> according to the bu -- this is with services enabled.
>>>
>>> q.
>>>
>>> -= sent via iphone. please excuse spelling, grammar, and brevity =-
>>>
>>> On Jun 27, 2013, at 9:16, Scott Voll <svoll.voip at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  As for the 4xxx I had this conversation before cisco live.... It fits
>>>> between the isrg2 and the asr.... Do to bandwidth requirements and added
>>>> features it fits well in the 500mb to gig with services..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ymmv
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>> On Wednesday, June 26, 2013, Dobbins, Roland wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 27, 2013, at 10:10 AM, Justin M. Streiner wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  It just seems like the new 6k is positioned to poach prospective
>>>>>>
>>>>> customers from the (arguably) higher-margin Nexus 7k product line.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not 'just seems' - 'is'.  Just as the new fixed-config one is
>>>>> positioned
>>>>> to poach prospective customers from the 4xxx-series.
>>>>>
>>>>> ;>
>>>>>
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