Xedia vs Packeteer Comparsion

Fri Oct 30 20:35:26 UTC 1998

I've been using the Packetshapper 4000 and have been having terrible
performance when I consistantly push out 20Mbps+.  The pshaper4k sits
between my edge router and my backbone FE switch (so all traffic goes
through it).

Withouth going into too much detail, when the box inline with power on
(and shaping on or off), I get about 10% packet drop and anywhere from
20ms-1000ms delay going through that box.  If I power it off or take it
out of the picture, problem goes away.  

I've hit some limits because before I was consistantly above 20Mbps, the
box worked very well.  I've had the tech guys take a look at it and they
did mention I was hitting some hard limits.

- mz

On Fri, Oct 30, 1998 at 09:25:16AM -0800, bcurnow wrote:
> 
> I'm doing such a comparison right now..
> 
> Here are the things I am concerned about:
> 
> Xedia:  Does T3/ATM interfaces and routes
> Packeteer: Bridge Ethernet only.
> 
> Xedia: 600 individual profiles
> Packeteer: 4096 (I think, double checking that with them)
> 
> Xedia: Doesn't need two routers
> Packeteer: Since it only bridges, it has to be between two intelligent
> devices.  I don't think looping it out and back to the same Cisco would
> work.
> 
> Since I need more profiles, I am leaning toward a Packeteer.
> 
> If anyone else has notes, I would like to hear them. 
> 
> ----------------- Brian  Curnow ----------------
> 
> On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Michael Gibson wrote:
> 
> > I wonder if anybody one there has had experience with both xedia and
> > packeteer and would let me know what the strengths and weaknesses was of
> > each
> > 
> > 
> > Michael Gibson
> > Team Leader, Network Operations - Netcom Canada
> > Telephone: 416-341-5751  Fax: 416-341-5725
> > magibson at netcom.ca
> > 
> > 

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