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Re: 10GE router resource

  • From: Mark Tinka
  • Date: Wed Mar 26 12:05:55 2008 
On Wednesday 26 March 2008, Robert Boyle wrote:

> Even with their specialized hardware platform, bus, and
> extensive tuning, they only get 10Gb/s throughput on the
> dual or quad 10G modules. However you can do 100,000 line
> ACLs at that speed. It is built for a different
> application than core routing. However, an XMR or Sup720
> will still be a lot cheaper...

The chassis and switch fabric would generally be affordable 
(it'd normally be a bundle). It's the cost of the 10-Gig-E 
line cards that is the enemy.

Mark.

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