[c-nsp] ME3600 TCAM capabilities

[Jordi Magrané Roig]

Dear colleagues,

I have a doubt regarding the MDT routes in ME3600 platforms. The template shows the following information:

Switch#sh sdm prefer current
The current License is AdvancedMetroIPAccess
The current template is "applications" template.

Template values:
      number of mac table entries                        =  16000
      number of ipv4 routes                              =  12000
      number of ipv6 routes                              =  4000
      number of routing groups                           =  1000
      number of multicast groups                         =  1000
      number of bridge domains                           =  4096
      number of acl entries                              =  2000
      number of MDT mroutes                              =  250
      number of ipv6 acl entries                         =  1000
      number of ipv4 pbr entries                         =  2000

The maximum MDT routes is 250. I understand that the devices will not learn more than 250 routes and then the GRE tunnels that are created to encapsulate the multicast traffic will not be created anymore. Do you know if there are some commands to tune the TCAM partition? Do you know if in MPLS environment it is possible to build the multicast tunnels as hub & spoke instead of full-mesh?

The show version output is:

Switch# sh ver
Cisco IOS Software, ME360x Software (ME360x-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.2(4)S4, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)
Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
Copyright (c) 1986-2013 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Sun 01-Sep-13 20:33 by prod_rel_team

ROM: Bootstrap program is WHALES boot loader
BOOTLDR: ME360x Boot Loader (ME360X-HBOOT-M), Version 12.2 [sourdutt-loader_release_ledfix 100]

Switch uptime is 45 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours, 56 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System restarted at 05:57:20 CET Thu Nov 5 2015
System image file is "flash:me360x-universalk9-mz.152-4.S4.bin"
Last reload reason: power-on



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License Level: AdvancedMetroIPAccess
License Type: Permanent
Next reload license Level: AdvancedMetroIPAccess

cisco ME-3600X-24FS-M (PowerPC8572) processor (revision A0) with 1015808K/32760K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FOC1529V2Y8
Last reset from power-on
22 Virtual Ethernet interfaces
25 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
2 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

1536K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
Base ethernet MAC Address       : D0:C2:82:CC:26:80
Motherboard assembly number     : 73-12693-07
Motherboard serial number       : FOC15286MGG
Model revision number           : A0
Motherboard revision number     : B0
Model number                    : ME-3600X-24FS-M
System serial number            : FOC1529V2Y8
Top Assembly Part Number        : 800-32951-01
Top Assembly Revision Number    : B0
Version ID                      : V01
CLEI Code Number                : IPML500KRA

Configuration register is 0xF



Thanks.