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Cisco router dram and flash ram

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by hanice

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I'm planning to purchase a Cisco router but I'm not that familiar with the term of flash and
DRAM memory.Can anyone briefly explain to what is the advantage of having extra flash and DRAM
memory on my router.

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by thechas

Think of Flash Memory as a solid state floppy.

Having extra flash memory alllows you to store more user settings and other "system" level information, so that the router can re-start quicker from a power outage. Among other things.

DRAM is memory. Just like in your PC itself, more memory is usually desireable.
How much memory you need in the router, is dependant on how you are using the router, and how much data will be transfered between users.
The memory in the router functions as a data buffer.

Chas

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