3750G processing capabilities

[Mark Mattix]

I was wondering if someone could help me find a sheet describing the processing capabilities of a 3750G L3 switch. Currently our backbone is a 2851 router and I want to be sure I'm making the right decision by using 2 3750Gs as our new backbone. Thanks for the help!  -Mark           

[Steven Clinton]

Will it need to NAT? Because L3 switches are unable to do so (except 6500s)

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[Mark Mattix]

No it won't need to, thanks for the tip!

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

Here are the numbers;

• 32-Gbps switching fabric

• Stack-forwarding rate of 38.7 mpps for 64-byte packets

• Forwarding rate: 6.5 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750-24TS, 3750-24FS, and 3750-24PS), 13.1 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750-48TS and 3750-48PS), 17.8 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-12S), 35.7 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24T), 38.7 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24TS and 3750G-24WS), 35.7 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-16TD), 38.7 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24TS-1U), 38.7 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24PS), 38.7 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-48TS), 38.7 mpps (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-48PS)

• 128 MB DRAM and 16 MB Flash memory (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24TS, 3750G-24WS, 3750G-24T, 3750G-12S, 3750-24TS, 3750-24PS, 3750-48TS, 3750-48PS, and 3750G-16TD)

• 128 MB DRAM and 32 MB Flash memory (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24TS-1U, 3750G-24WS, 3750G-24PS, 3750G-48TS, 3750G-48PS, and 3750-24FS)

• Configurable up to 12,000 MAC addresses (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24TS, 3750G-24WS, 3750G-24T, 3750G-12S, 3750-24TS, 3750-24FS, 3750-24PS, 3750-48TS, 3750-48PS, 3750G-24TS-1U, 3750G-24PS, 3750G-48TS, 3750G-48PS, and 3750G-16TD)

• Configurable up to 20,000 unicast routes (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-12S) and up to 11,000 unicast routes (Catalyst 3750G-24TS, 3750G-24WS, 3750G-24T, 3750-24TS, 3750-24FS, 3750-24PS, 3750-48TS, 3750-48PS, 3750G-24TS-1U, 3750G-24PS, 3750G-48TS, 3750G-48PS, and 3750G-16TD)

• Configurable up to 1000 IGMP groups and multicast routes (Cisco Catalyst 3750G-24TS, 3750G-24WS, 3750G-24T, 3750G-12S, 3750-24TS, 3750-24FS, 3750-24PS, 3750-48TS, 3750-48PS, 3750G-24TS-1U, 3750G-24PS, 3750G-48TS, 3750G-48PS, and 3750G-16TD)

• Configurable maximum transmission unit (MTU) of up to 9000 bytes, with a maximum Ethernet frame size of 9018 bytes (jumbo frames) for bridging on Gigabit Ethernet ports, and up to 1546 bytes for bridging and routing on Fast Ethernet ports

See table-2 in this link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps5023/product_data_sheet0900aecd80371991.html

HTH