Thus spake "Donn Lasher" <dlasher@clearskynet.net>
Does anyone have a table / web site / etc that talks about realized IP throughput on various routers (3600 / 7100 / 7200, 5500, 6500, etc) versus cpu load? IE even though you can put 4 x 100M ethernet cards in a 3640, IMHO, you'd never see 400/800M aggregate throughput because the CPU would be on its' knees begging long before that point.
The real-world limitation for a 3640 is 70kpps (no acls, fast sw, 100% cpu). At 45Mb/s, a 3640 should be just warming up.
I'm looking at a project that calls for a DS3, and the suggested router is a 3640, and I'm trying to prove / document that's not a wise idea.
A 3640 should work fine for that application, provided you don't have any other major requirements like BGP, long ACLs, etc. S