RE: Cisco Router best for full BGP on a sub 5K bidget 7500 7200 or other vendor ?

[Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike () swm pp se>]

On Sun, 25 Apr 2004, Alexander Hagen wrote:

> 1) Catalyst 6006 w/ CATALYST 6000 SUPERVISOR ENGINE 1-A, 2GE, PLUS MSFC
> & PFC 

Yuck. Unless you have very few flows you do not want to use MSFC1/PFC1.

This platform would be good for a file server with few but highspeed 
flows.

> This system costs somewhere around 1300.00 more than a:
>  Cisco 7505 w RSP4 256 Plus (2) VIP 2-50/128 and 3 PA-FE-TX
>
> Obviously the Catalyst is a better unit. But will it be as "burned in"
> and robust as the venerable 7505 ? 

The 7505 will probably handle lots of flows massively better than the 
SUP1A. 
 
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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike () swm pp se