That's exactly the reason replacing the 7600-SUP720 for 6506-SUP2T.
Specailly the VPLS features makes the 6500 more interesting as router
because you don't need those overprised ES+ cards.
Also the TCAM increase from 32K to 128K makes this platform very
interesting.
Is there still a position in the market for the 7600 platform ?
Rinse Kloek
Op 23-7-2011 19:54, Mark Tinka wrote
On Friday, July 22, 2011 12:02:01 AM Mack McBride wrote:
I am not so certain where the 7600 leads unless they
remerge the two Business Units. The ASR9K is much more
scalable and the cost differential on the nicer blades
is low. The 7600 is less 'bleeding edge' so 7600s will
probably be deployed for some time.
In theory the 6500 could continue for a long time.
But I think the goal is to turn it into a services
platform.
Strangely, I think that if all the features and updates the
SUP2T is bringing to the supervisor module family are
actually implemented to work as advertised, the 6500 could
be a much better router than the 7600.
The only problem would be if SX* ends up not having many of
the "routing" features SR* or 15.x will have on the 7600.
Also, not to mention that as of now, the SUP2T isn't
supported on the 7600, so switching from a 7600 to a 6500 is
a probably poor idea - 7600 to ASR9000 likely makes more
sense.
Mark.
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