03-17-2010 02:04 AM - edited 03-04-2019 07:50 AM
Does anyone know if i can use one of these to perform simple inter VLAN routing at, or near wirespeed or will it be limited by the host router's performance?
I am hoping that because they have an independant CPU and IOS that the traffic will be switched locally allowing me to use the switch ports and still manage the device and provide some backup WAN services from the 2900 router.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
03-17-2010 02:08 AM
Does anyone know if i can use one of these to perform simple inter VLAN routing at, or near wirespeed or will it be limited by the host router's performance?
I am hoping that because they have an independant CPU and IOS that the traffic will be switched locally allowing me to use the switch ports and still manage the device and provide some backup WAN services from the 2900 router.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Andy
From the link you provided -
Architecture Features and Benefits
03-17-2010 02:55 AM
Thanks Jon,
I'm just unlear of the actual throughput that can be achieved, i guess i'll just have to try and get hold of a device and test it in a lab
03-17-2010 03:30 AM
Andy
The ES2 and ES3 modules are based on the 2960 and 3560-E series switches respectively. From the doc -
The Cisco Enhanced EtherSwitch Service Modules (Figure 1) greatly expands the router's capabilities by integrating industry-leading Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching with feature sets identical to those found in the Cisco Catalyst® 3560-E and Catalyst 2960 Series Switches. The new Cisco Enhanced EtherSwitch Service Modules are the first modules to take advantage of the increased capabilities on the Cisco 3900 and 2900 Series Integrated Services Routers.
So if you want throughput figures and switching performance have a look at the data sheets for these switches.
Jon
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