[j-nsp] Re : Re: J4350/6350 experiences?

[hritter at videotron.ca]

Peter,
 
I think it makes more sense to compare the J6350 to the ISR 3800 in terms of functionality. The J6350 might have the upper hand in term of pure performance but it certainly looses when it comes to functionality and available modules.
 
Regards,


----- Message d'origine -----
De: "Peter E. Fry" <pfry-lists at redsword.com>
Date: Lundi, Février 19, 2007 7:46 pm
Objet: [j-nsp]  Re: J4350/6350 experiences?
À: juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net

> > [...] in my view it is more apropriate to compare the
> J4350/J6350 with the ISR series than with the 7200.
> 
> OK, so this is a silly point: But what do you have?
> 
> 1) J-series: GP CPU (x86) with one or more PCI buses. 
> Specifically:
> - Jx300: P4, 845 chipset, IXP425 (a wannabe network
> processor) to provide 2 fast Ethernet interfaces (and two
> serial interfaces), PCI bus.
> - Jx350: Blazing hot Prescott, 915 chipset, 2 Marvell PCI-E
> dual GbE chips to provide four gigabit Ethernet interfaces,
> 6 PCI shared with 2 or 4 PCI-E 1x slots.
> 
> 2) 7200 (NPE-G1): GP CPU (a BCM1250 using one core) with
> three built-in GbE MACs and a couple PCI buses.
> 
> 3) ISR: GP CPU (PowerPC, I believe) with a couple
> fast/gigabit Ethernet MACs (probably integrated, as on the
> BCM1250) and one or more PCI buses.
> 
> Not a whole lot of difference. The 7200 resides in the "I'm
> a real router, because I route, and cost as much as an
> automobile" space whereas the ISR is aimed at the office,
> with "everything including the kitchen sink on a card, and
> whatever it is, we can do it in IOS" integration. The
> J-series is somewhere in between, being more of a
> narrow-purpose routing platform but intentionally limited to
> DS3 WAN interfaces. The fast P4 and PCI-E actually give the
> Jx350 an I/O advantage, and you can cram more Ethernet into
> them than you (or they) can possibly use. And the Jx350s
> have the internal miniPCI slot for the ISR-like (well,
> Netscreen-like) encryption card.
> Now why am I'm getting an image of a router running
> Asterisk...?
> At any rate, it's a rather uneven intersection. The
> J-series will outpower the Ciscos, but lacks the ISR's
> integration, the 7200's (and even the ISR's) high-end
> interface selection, and the M-series' regular performance.
> 
> Peter E. Fry
> 
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