thanks for the info. have you or anyone else any idea what configuration it takes for a 7200 router to be comparable in performance to a PIX 515 when it comes to a site-to-site VPN? for example, would a 7204VXR by itself be enough (over more than enough, for that matter) to meet the packet throughput performance of a PIX 515 on a 3DES ipsec tunnel set up site-to-site? i can't seem to find pps performance specs for the 7200 series...
thanks, ed -----Original Message----- From: MADMAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 1:46 PM To: Edward Sohn Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 7200 Router Questions... [7:59645] Edward Sohn wrote: > Can anyone help me answer a few questions regarding this series > router? > > 1. The spec sheet says it performs multiprotocol routing over ipsec. > My question is: how? Is there some inherent technology that performs > this feature, or is it the IOS's ability to create a GRE over an IPSEC > tunnel? 2. What are the main differences between the NPE's and NSE's? > I can't decide which processor I need. The primary differance is the NSE is it is only supported in the 7200VXR and incorporates the PXF processor for accelerated packet switching. > 3. What's the difference between the VXR models and the "normal" > models? To get VXR performance you must use at least a NPE300 and you get a MIX backplane, good for voice stuff. Also the VXR gives you increased backplane bandwidth capabilities. With the new NPE-1G you no longer have any bandwidth point limitations! Dave > > That's it, for starters...any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Ed -- David Madland CCIE# 2016 Sr. Network Engineer Qwest Communications 612-664-3367 "You don't make the poor richer by making the rich poorer." --Winston Churchill Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59661&t=59645 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
