Erik-- As long as you have enough free interfaces to handle the T-1s you should be fine -- conditionally. Generally the issue is the amount of RAM needed to do routing long before CPU power. If you are doing static routing you should be more than fine...you could probably have 8 or more T-1s without running low on CPU resources. If you were doing dynamic routing the CPU still may not be getting hammered, again the RAM would be the limiting factor. (Dynamic routing meaning RIP, OSPF, BGP, etc. The more complex the routing tables, the more CPU power you need) I've successfully run 2 T-1s with a 'light' BGP load with 64MB RAM before (in a staging environment), and it barely scratched the CPU, where the RAM was nearly fully utilized. Out of curiosity, how much RAM does the unit have? What type of interfaces will you be terminating with? Will any of the T-1s be bonded/multiplexed or channelized? Another factor to consider if you don't have the interfaces purchased: not all T-1 interfaces work with all levels of firmware. I ran into an issue with a newer WIC and an older firmware--it wouldn't even detect it! Keep us posted on the project! Mark Mark J. Kroska Director of Web Services KDV Technology and Consulting Services, Inc. Direct 320-258-6412 Main 320-252-7060 Fax 320-252-9627 mkroska at kdv.com "NOTICE: This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited, Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you." ________________________________ From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org on behalf of Erik Anderson Sent: Wed 12/28/2005 8:30 AM To: tclug Subject: [SPAM] - [tclug-list] OT: any cisco experts in the house? - Email found in subject I'm wondering if it's possible to terminate 4 T-1s in a Cisco 2651 router. Both the WIC slots are open in this router, so my question is more about whether or not the processor of the 2651 will handle it. Thanks- Erik _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list This disclosure is required by IRS Circular 230. Any tax advice expressed in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties imposed on the taxpayer by any governmental taxing authority or agency. In addition, if any such tax advice is made available to any person or party other than the party to whom the advice was originally directed, then such advice is to be considered as being delivered to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Kern, DeWenter, Viere, Ltd.) of the transaction or matter discussed or referenced. Thus, each taxpayer should seek specific tax advice based on the taxpayer's particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20051228/b7b19510/attachment.htm