07-09-2018 03:53 AM - edited 03-08-2019 03:37 PM
We are working for building a demo network for serving at least 500 nodes at a time. We are considering CISCO 841 router for setup. What are the parameters should be evaluated regarding network performance and how to check various throughput parameters for 841? I did not find exact specification for 841.
Thanks in advance.
07-09-2018 04:49 AM
07-09-2018 04:55 AM - edited 07-09-2018 05:07 AM
Usually the most important parameter is whether your network device has the performance capacity to deal with the bandwidth you expect to push through it. Equally important parameters are whether the device supports the hardware and software features you require. For example of hardware features, does the device support the media you intend to use; for example of software feature, will you be doing NAT or some form of tunneling. Number of nodes, generally, has little to do with selecting the hardware.BTW, I too was unable to find the performance numbers for an 841, but I would expect them to be very low, possibly in the low Mbps range.
Your asking about the C841M? If so, still unable to find performance numbers, but as it appears to be a recently released device and considering what it comes with, I would expect it to be able to push over 100 Mbps. (Yes, I see it has a couple of gig ports, but I doubt it can push anywhere near a gig [otherwise it would overlap much of ISR 4K series capacity].)
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