01-27-2009 08:14 PM - edited 03-04-2019 01:00 AM
We currently have a 3825 that was used for a T3 connection to the Internet, and the 3825 did a fine job. We have since upgraded the Internet link to a tiered gigabit link, on which we have currently contract for 100Mb. During peak busy periods, we are receiving 80-90Mbps of traffic from the Internet and cpu goes to about 50% processing all this incoming traffic. We will be increasing the bandwidth on the gigabit Internet link, probably to 200 Mb, then 400, and possible up to 1Gb as our Internet demands increase and I'm pretty sure the 3825 won't work for us anymore. What router would be able to handle such high throughput requirements. Other features that we would need to use on the router are nbar, netflow, qos, and very large access lists.
01-27-2009 08:42 PM
You're probably looking at a 720X VXR or (if the pockets are deep enough) the new ASR 1000's.
If you want a quick information about the ASR, check this link out:
www.networkworld.com/community/node/37456
Note: The ASR's are very, very noisy.
01-28-2009 05:35 AM
Agree with Leo, for the bandwidth you might upgrade to, the faster 7200VXRs or the ASR would be suitable platforms.
Other choices might be the 7300 series with a NSE, or a 6500/7600 with the right WAN card (not a LAN card).
PS:
At least on the 7200 platform, the later IOSs offer a new feature, complied ACLs, which is supposed to mitigate the performance impact of large ACLs.
01-29-2009 06:34 AM
Would a 7201 be suitable? Since we really only need 2 interfaces, one gigabit RJ45 to the inside, and one single mode fiber connection to the ISP, the 1RU size is attractive.
01-29-2009 09:43 AM
It may since it also uses the fastest 7200 NPE engine, the G2.
Attached is a reference sheet which provides performance information for various Cisco routers. (While looking at the numbers, don't forget to allow for forwarding duplex traffic, additional CPU for other processing, and some CPU headroom.)
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