[geeks] VPN/Tunneling

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Phil Brutsche wrote:
> Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> The Cisco is a MIPS R4600 with virtually no load currently.  That should 
>> have enough horsepower to handle IPsec, no?
> 
> A Cisco 1601 will handle IPsec too, but that doesn't mean much, does it ;)
> 
> It all comes down to how much traffic you're talking about - 1 T1? 2? 3?
> More?
> 
> I know for a fact that a 3620 will max out it's CPU doing 3DES @
> 1.5Mbit, and your VIP is quite a bit faster.

It's not going to be anywhere near a T1 continuously.  I think I'll be fine.

Peace...  Sridhar