[j-nsp] MPC5EQ Feedback?

[adamv0025 at netconsultings.com]

> Scott Harvanek
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 6:57 PM
> 
> Hey folks,
> 
> We have some MX480s we need to add queuing capable 10G/40G ports to
> and it looks like MPC5EQ-40G10G is going to be our most cost effective
> solution.  Has anyone run into any limitations with these MPCs that aren’t
> clearly documented?
> 
> We intend to use them for L3/VLAN traffic w/ CoS/Shaping.  Currently we’re
> doing that on MPC2E NG Qs w/ 10XGE-SFPP MICs , any reason we couldn’t
> do the same on this along with the adding of the 40G ports? Any Layer3
> limitations or the normal 2MM/6MM FIB/RIB?
> 
Hey Scott,
I'd rather go with a standard Trio architecture i.e. one lookup block one buffering block (and one queuing block) -so mpc3 or mpc7. 
To me it seems like 4 and 5 are just experiments with the Trio architecture that did not stood the test of time. 

adam