[c-nsp] ASR902 vs ME3800X

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> On 3/24/2015 3:06 PM, James Bensley wrote:
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> > Its 12MBs shared.
> >
> >
> > James.
> 
> Pardon my ignorance once again, but is this showstopper bad?  The 
> me3800x appears to have 352MB, so clearly a lot more, but IIRC older 
> switches like the 3560 had something like 2MB per ASIC. I'm assuming one 
> of the main reasons for buffers on a unit like this is the speed 
> disparity between 10ge and 1ge ports, unless you're planning to do a lot 
> of shaping (rather than policing) - is this correct?
> 


Significant difference to the ME3600 (Which is 44Mb?) - Would like some real-world feedback from anyones thats used these(ASR920s)....any issues with micro-bursts/drops?(You would have to assume yes?)

Cheers.