2x CPUs. One for control plane, one for data plane. The CPUs have different architecture so you can't cross the streams. Since IOS-XE does packet processing so much differently than classic IOS multiple cores are actually useful now for moving packets. This is what the 4451 does.
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 6:24 AM, John Kougoulos <[email protected]> wrote: > hmmm > > "The Cisco 4451-X data plane uses an emulated Quantum Flow Processor (QFP) > that delivers application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-like > performance that does not degrade as services are added." > > --koug > > > On Fri, 28 Jun 2013, Antoine Monnier wrote: > > but does that new 4400 have hardware-based forwarding like the ASR1K or >> software-based/generic-CPU forwarding like the ISR G2 ? if it is the >> latter, like for the G2 I would expect the actual performance to vary >> greatly depending on features used, packet size, etc. So I am hoping it's >> the former... >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:52 PM, quinn snyder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> actual performance on the 4451 (this is the only isr4400 model) -- will >>> be >>> up to 2gbps with the license upgrade. >>> according to the bu -- this is with services enabled. >>> >>> q. >>> >>> -= sent via iphone. please excuse spelling, grammar, and brevity =- >>> >>> On Jun 27, 2013, at 9:16, Scott Voll <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> As for the 4xxx I had this conversation before cisco live.... It fits >>>> between the isrg2 and the asr.... Do to bandwidth requirements and added >>>> features it fits well in the 500mb to gig with services.. >>>> >>>> >>>> Ymmv >>>> >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, June 26, 2013, Dobbins, Roland wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Jun 27, 2013, at 10:10 AM, Justin M. Streiner wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It just seems like the new 6k is positioned to poach prospective >>>>>> >>>>> customers from the (arguably) higher-margin Nexus 7k product line. >>>>> >>>>> Not 'just seems' - 'is'. Just as the new fixed-config one is >>>>> positioned >>>>> to poach prospective customers from the 4xxx-series. >>>>> >>>>> ;> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------**------------------------------** >>>>> ----------- >>>>> Roland Dobbins <[email protected] <javascript:;>> // < >>>>> http://www.arbornetworks.com> >>>>> >>>>> Luck is the residue of opportunity and design. >>>>> >>>>> -- John Milton >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] <javascript:;> >>>>> https://puck.nether.net/**mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp<https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp> >>>>> archive at >>>>> http://puck.nether.net/**pipermail/cisco-nsp/<http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/> >>>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>>> https://puck.nether.net/**mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp<https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp> >>>> archive at >>>> http://puck.nether.net/**pipermail/cisco-nsp/<http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/> >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>> https://puck.nether.net/**mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp<https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp> >>> archive at >>> http://puck.nether.net/**pipermail/cisco-nsp/<http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/**mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp<https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp> >> archive at >> http://puck.nether.net/**pipermail/cisco-nsp/<http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/**mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp<https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp> > archive at > http://puck.nether.net/**pipermail/cisco-nsp/<http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/> > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
