Re: Which Blades to order for 6509??

From: Cacca Mucca (caccamucca@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jul 26 2006 - 03:29:01 ART


Thank you all for your valuable input and I'm not just saying that.

On 7/26/06, James Ventre <messageboard@ventrefamily.com> wrote:
>
> You're correct - jumbo frames were not a requirement - I was mentioning
> it as an added benefit.
>
> My main point was that when you say PoE - you're likely also saying
> QoS! And huge dedicated buffers are a big benefit here. VoIP generally
> means low bandwidth stuff, so the classic bus is likely fine (depends on
> what else is in the chassis). Heck - it better be fine because even
> though the 65xx is fabric enabled the lookups are headed for the PFC
> over the classic bus (unless you go with a DFC).
>
> Either way, this is likely a L8 issue. You're looking at a trade off
> between extra/dedicated bandwith or signifigantly better QoS and lower
> cost.
>
> James
>
>
>
> Mark Lasarko wrote:
> > I thought we were discussing blades that would be best fit for the
> Sup720? Was that not the original question ("pairing")? (And it was clear
> that jumbo frame support was NOT required)
> >
> > I guess I missed the whole point :0
> >
> > <sneeze> :) ~M



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