Re: Upgrade Path Options from 6500 SUP720-3BXL for Edge Routing

[Simon Lockhart <simon () slimey org>]

On Tue Jul 29, 2014 at 02:21:32AM +0000, Corey Touchet wrote:
> Right now my thinking are MX480 or ASR9k platforms.  Opinions on those are
> equally welcome as alternatives, but I?d love to hear from those with
> personal experiences today vs sales people trying to tell me it would route
> the world :)

Or, protect your existing investment in 6500 and replace the SUP720 with the
SUP2T. You can then deploy the WS-X6904-40G-XL blades which give you 4 * 40G
or 16 * 10G on a 80G backplane (i.e. 2:1 oversubscription). I'm in the process
of going through this upgrade at the moment and I'm happy with what I'm seeing.

A lot depends on the total traffic throughput you're looking to switch/route.

You can then look to migrate onto the 6880 chassis which gives you a faster
backplane, whilst retaining compatibility with existing linecards.

Simon