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CurtissWright
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For the 6300, is the 50MB/s actually the encrypted throughput?

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Devaa
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For ESR6300, Various throughput licenses are available. Refer data sheet for more info. 

●  50-Mbps (Default license)
●  250-Mbps (Performance license)
●  Uncapped (Boost license)

Thanks for the response Devaa. I will download the datasheet to review.

M02@rt37
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Hello @Devaa @CurtissWright 

Encrypted throughput may differ from the value stated in the document provide by @Devaa, depending on the specific use case, encryption protocols, and enabled features... The listed value (50 MB/s) is typically the maximum forwarding performance under ideal conditions. When encryption is enabled, the actual throughput can be lower due to the additional processing overhead, unless the hardware encryption engine fully offloads this workload.

Better to consult with Cisco support.

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Thanks for the response. That makes a lot of sense. I will confirm more with Cisco Support.

 

You're so welcome.

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Joseph W. Doherty
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Based on the datasheet @Devaa provided, I would say there's almost a 100% guarantee that 50 Mbps can be provided, and a very good chance up to 250 Mbps might be provided (both license dependent).  Whenever you get into boost license ranges, "your mileage may vary".

As M02@rt37 correctly notes, there's much that goes into achieving a bandwidth capacity, especially with crypto, but up to 50 Mbps, all those factors shouldn't matter beyond what exactly is considered the 50 Mbps, both for licensing and however you measure throughput.  For example, I suspect you know a 100 Mbps link doesn't provide 100 Mbps (our) data throughput, due to L2/L3/L4 overhead, which, as a percentage, varies based on frame/packet size.  Keep in mind, encryption may add its own (possibly considerable) overhead.

Thanks Joseph. 

Yes, fully understood that 100 Mbps does not provide the full throughput due to overhead. What I was not certain of is how much, if any, encryption would add to the overhead. Based on the responses so far, it seems it is variable, but could be significant.