13 Jul
2010
13 Jul
'10
3:30 p.m.
On 7/13/2010 11:11 AM, Greg Whynott wrote:
They are all software based, no matter who builds them. Cisco IOS, Juniper JunOS, etc.
controlling hardware asic's and fpga's.
In a PIX, its a Pentium 4. I've also been in other routers that use PowerPC. It depends on the manufacturer. Cisco uses its own custom processor when it gets to that level. Its why you have a choice of processor in the 7200's. --Curtis