Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-10-13 Thread Gary T. Giesen
It's not only "C" routers. The J-series have 4x Gig interfaces, and that box definitely can't route 4 Gig of traffic. Though the issue is definitely more prevalent on the "C" side. The biggest commonality is that they are software routers. Although even on hardware routers, you'll run into things l

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Aaron Seelye
Agreed, but I think he was pointing out the fact that it's not "routers" that have this problem, it's c-routers :). -Aaron Jay Hennigan wrote: Scott Granados wrote: Better worded, a common issue with vendor C is that they have processors that the interfaces can't keep up with. Other vendors

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Scott Granados
You're right, I was trying to express that the interfaces were able to out perform / to fast for the processor. I.E. the 2621 example someone listed earlier. - Original Message - From: "Jay Hennigan" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [c-

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Jay Hennigan
Scott Granados wrote: Better worded, a common issue with vendor C is that they have processors that the interfaces can't keep up with. Other vendors including one that starts with a J have fewer issues in this area.;) I think you have it bass-ackwards. There are interfaces that the process

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Scott Granados
g one that starts with a J have fewer issues in this area.;) - Original Message - From: "Seth Mattinen" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:06 AM Subject: Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router Jon Lewis wrote: On Tue, 29 Sep 2009, jack daniels wrote: I'm a bit c

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Seth Mattinen
Jon Lewis wrote: > On Tue, 29 Sep 2009, jack daniels wrote: > >> I'm a bit confused on - >> "Also, don't assume that because you can add 8 100Mbit interfaces, that >> you can use them at full speed.." > > A common issue with routers is that they have interfaces the processors > can't keep up with

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Jay Hennigan
Detter Werner wrote: Hi Jack, you can't add eight 100Mbit-Interfaces additionally. The NPE-G1 has 3 build-in Gbit-Ports, the 7206VXR chassis is able to handle 6 additional Cards. One 100MBit FE-Card (PA-FE-TX/FX) allocates 200 Bandwith Points, a 2-Port FE-Card (PA-2FE-TX/FX) allocates 400 BW-Po

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Detter Werner
Hi again, > So, you probably have to buy four PA-2FE-TX/FX-Cards (if you cannot use > the build-in Gbit-Ports for your purposes *or* if you can use them buy > 5 PA-FE-TX/FX-Cards :-) Sorry, little mistake here: with four PA-2FE-Cards you'd exhaust the Bandwith-Points. For each PCI-Bus you can st

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Detter Werner
Hi Jack, you can't add eight 100Mbit-Interfaces additionally. The NPE-G1 has 3 build-in Gbit-Ports, the 7206VXR chassis is able to handle 6 additional Cards. One 100MBit FE-Card (PA-FE-TX/FX) allocates 200 Bandwith Points, a 2-Port FE-Card (PA-2FE-TX/FX) allocates 400 BW-Points. So, you probably

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Howard Jones
On 29/09/2009 13:03, Antonio Soares wrote: > Here's the document you need: > > Cisco 7200 Bandwidth Points > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps341/prod_presentation_list.html > > To add 8 FastEthernet Ports, you will need 4 * PA-2FE-TX. The NPE-G1 has 3 > built-in GE interfaces. >

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Marko Milivojevic
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 13:13, jack daniels wrote: > I'm a bit confused on - > "Also, don't assume that because you can add 8 100Mbit interfaces, that > you can use them at full speed.." NPE-G1 can't really pass more that 300-400 Mb/s of traffic without experiencing serious CPU load. -- Marko CC

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Jon Lewis
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009, jack daniels wrote: I'm a bit confused on - "Also, don't assume that because you can add 8 100Mbit interfaces, that you can use them at full speed.." A common issue with routers is that they have interfaces the processors can't keep up with. i.e. a 2621 router has two bu

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread jack daniels
Hi , I'm a bit confused on - "Also, don't assume that because you can add 8 100Mbit interfaces, that you can use them at full speed.." Regards On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Howard Jones wrote: > On 29/09/2009 13:03, Antonio Soares wrote: > > Here's the document you need: > > > > Cisco 720

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Detter Werner
Hi, > Please help me to identify 8 port Fast Ethernet Card for Cisco 7206 VXR > Router and how much Bandwidth points it will be occupy, > Cisco 7206 VXR (NPE-G1) 6 Slots VXR There is no 8-port Fast-Ethernet-Card for the 7206VXR, probably you mean an 8-port Ethernet-Card (PA-8E) instead? http://w

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Rens
I don't think any PA's exist with 8 FastE ports, only 8 Ethernet -Original Message- From: cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of jack daniels Sent: mardi 29 septembre 2009 13:46 To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: [c-nsp]

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Dean Smith
To: Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:46 PM Subject: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router Dear group, Please help me to identify 8 port Fast Ethernet Card for Cisco 7206 VXR Router and how much Bandwidth points it will be occupy, Cisco 7206 VXR (NPE-G1) 6 Slots VXR Regards

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Antonio Soares
;S) amsoa...@netcabo.pt -Original Message- From: cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of jack daniels Sent: terça-feira, 29 de Setembro de 2009 12:46 To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router Dear group, Please h

Re: [c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread Jay Nakamura
Is there an 8 port FE card? There is an 8 port 10BT card but I don't know that there is an 8 port FE card... This may help. http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/7200/configuration/7200_port_adapter_config_guidelines/3875In.html On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 7:46 AM, jack daniels wrote: >  Dear gr

[c-nsp] cisco 7206 VXR router

2009-09-29 Thread jack daniels
Dear group, Please help me to identify 8 port Fast Ethernet Card for Cisco 7206 VXR Router and how much Bandwidth points it will be occupy, Cisco 7206 VXR (NPE-G1) 6 Slots VXR Regards J.Daniels ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net http