Performance, Throughput, WAN max Bandwidth on 7100 / 6355 routers

[Anonymous]

What is the maximum throughput we should expect to see through a 7100 / 6355 router?  I have a new 100Mbit circuit and when I'm plugged directly in to the circuit I get 100Mbits on speed tests, but when I put in the 7100 as the router/firewall I get 25Mbits maximum.  The config is rather vanilla with no static NATs and a very small ACL.

The interface looks clean and the CPU is NOT maxed out during the speed test.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Brian, please reference the AOS Feature Matrix for performance statistics:

AOS Feature Matrix - Product Feature Matrix

The throughput you're describing matches what you would expect from a 7100. Thanks

Jay

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Thanks,

Jay

[Anonymous]

The spreadsheet shows that the 7100 is rated for 30 Mbps routing performance and the 6355 is rated for 90 Mbps.  I find this strange since those devices are identical to each other and the 7100 can run 6355 firmware. 

Thanks for pointing out the feature matrix!

[Anonymous]

Brian, though the hardware is similar, the 7100 has a lot more processes running in the background than the 6355 does, based on the fact that it's functioning as a PBX and not just as a gateway. In general, the throughput numbers are ballpark numbers that can vary significantly based on the load of the unit. Thanks

Jay