Re: cisco 3900 performance ??

Once again, right product, right place. Was the 3900 doing only security
feature or more ? Nat ? Routing ? etc

If it was Security only it should have been a 55xx in the first place.

CCIE # 23962 (SP)

On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Joseph L. Brunner
<joe_at_affirmedsystems.com>wrote:

> He asked Megabits or Megabytes..****
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> My answer was neither the 3900 product line is not good at that speed.***
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>  i am looking at the data sheet of Cisco 3900 router and found
> that
> it has the Performance up to 350 Mpbs...****
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> We had one recently get to 70% cpu just on a Cogent 100Mbps think about
> that for a second. Cogent is not even Level3 or ATT. So, the speeds are
> asymmetric and unpredictable  80mbps UP often, and 35Mbps down (YIKES) and
> a few hours later  it flips to any reliable speed test site.****
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> So, we had the CPU do 99% loops for a while and we go the 5525X delivered
> last week J****
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> Problem solved****
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> *From:* Shaughn Smith [mailto:maniac.smg_at_gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, November 05, 2012 7:48 AM
> *To:* Joseph L. Brunner
> *Cc:* GAURAV MADAN; M Adnan; Cisco certification
>
> *Subject:* Re: cisco 3900 performance ??****
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> I dont agree at all. ****
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> Where does Cisco pitch the 3900 ? They pitch it at branch level, and as
> such the throughput is fine. The richness of services is what counts for
> the 3900. I dont see your "average" branch office pushing over 350mb/s
> continuously.****
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> Right product, right place. ****
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> CCIE # 23962 (SP) ****
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Joseph L. Brunner <joe_at_affirmedsystems.com>
> wrote:****
>
> I meant by "stop playing around" we all want to give the 3900 a fair
> chance -
> but CISCO has decided to (again) to release inferior hardware (compared to
> Juniper or even better - Vyatta). Yes, cisco wins on features and quality
> of
> software - but his question was based on if he would get Megabits or
> Megabytes!!!! A huge difference we all know. Sometimes we try too hard, too
> long to make something work - only to waste time.
>
> My point was - if you are concerned with performance - a 2900 or 3900
> series
> router should not even be on the table (unless we are talking "BRANCH
> OFFICE"). The workloads that router can handle before its CPU goes bonkers
> are
> too low for the modern internet or datacenter -where "300" anything comes
> in
> to play.
>
> thanks
>
>
> From: GAURAV MADAN [mailto:gauravmadan1177_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 7:20 AM
> To: Joseph L. Brunner
> Cc: M Adnan; Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: cisco 3900 performance ??****
>
>
> Guys ..
>
> Lets not compare a 39xx with 5525 ..
>
> 39xx is not only a security device .. Its from a family of Integrated
> Services
> Router -2 .
> And security is just one of those integrated services .
>
> Obviously ; the performance will go down when u load box with features like
> NAT , security etc etc ..
> it can support routing , switching , voice , security , applications on
> installed line cards etc etc
>
> So "stop playing around " thing DOES NOT look good here :D
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Joseph L. Brunner****
>
> <joe_at_affirmedsystems.com<mailto:joe_at_affirmedsystems.com>> wrote:
> Megabits...
>
> And you wont even get that once you enable any number of inspection or
> security services...
>
> Stop playing around and use a newer 5525-x or greater ASA series..
>
> The router's are doomed with Lame asics and tiny buffer pools for modern
> traffic flows.
>
> thanks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com<mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com>****
>
> [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com<mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com>] On Behalf Of
> M
> Adnan
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 4:27 AM
> To: Cisco certification
> Subject: OT: cisco 3900 performance ??
>
> Hello:-
> i am looking at the data sheet of Cisco 3900 router and found
> that
> it has the Performance up to 350 Mpbs...
>
> i want to know that Mbps means Mega bits/sec or Mega bytes/sec.
>
>
>
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps10536/data_sheet_c78_553
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924.html<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps10536/data_shee
t_c78_553924.html>
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>
> Thanks a lot
> Muhammad Adnan
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