Can I ask why you're buying 7204's vs. 7206's? I don't think the cost difference between the two is that great and you get 50% more slots - not to sound like a sales guy or anything.
At any rate, my take on the VXR vs. non-VXR thing. The 'regular' 7200's were the first edition of the product line. The VXRs are the new, "latest and greatest." I don't think you can put anything faster than a NPE-225 in a non-VXR chassis; so to get the performance boost of an NPE-300 or 400 you'll need to go with the VXR chassis. Taking a quick look at the price list (an old one at that) I don't see the non-VXR chassis listed as an option for the 7204. You used to be able to buy a 7202 but that doesn't seem to be offered anymore either. The on-line docs talk specifically about the MIX interconnects in the mid-plane of the VXR chassis; this is basically for TDM and/or voice applications. I think the bigger kicker is the support for the faster NPEs. http://cco.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/pcat/7200.htm#xtocid4 Of all the 7200's I've seen in production, they've all be 06's and VXRs except for two non-VXR 7206's that my client is looking to upgrade this year. Last note, there are a few less popular port adapters that aren't supported in the VXR chassis (a full-duplex T/R port adapter for one); I believe for all of those (and there's not many) PAs not supported by VXRs there are other modules that serve a similar purpose which are supported. So this should only bite you if you have a stock of existing PAs that you want to put into the new chassis. Have fun. Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Tufaro Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: whats the diff [7:32819] Whats the Diff between an Cisco 7204 and an 7204VXR. I can't seem to find it anywhere. When you do the config maker on Cisco's site they make you choose that one as the only option for the 7204. Are they the same thing. According to the docs, there ate 3 prod #'s. Cisco7204-DC, Cisco7204-CH and Cisco7204VXR. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=32830&t=32819 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
