SUP720 vs. SUP32

Wed Mar 11 20:37:48 UTC 2009

Make sure that the new 10 GiGE line cards are not in your plans if you
choose the SUP32. This holds for some of the other copper and fiber line
cards where line card buffer capacity may be critical to effective
throughput. Some new line cards only connect to the 720 Gig backplane. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Blackford [mailto:BBlackford at nwresd.k12.or.us] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:18 AM
To: nanog at nanog.org
Subject: SUP720 vs. SUP32

Anyone have any experience with SUP32? Please contact me off list.

I'm trying to evaluate a lower-cost alternative to the 720-3bxl.
I'm only pushing a few hundred megs of traffic, exchanging a few routes
with less than 20 peers and don't see the need for a 720's worth of
throughput in the near future.

Can the 32 handle a full table?
How does the MFSC2A compare to the MFSC3?
V6 support?

Thank you.

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Bill Blackford                     
Senior Network Engineer            

my /home away from home