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Thanks all for your reply's. I think we will go with a 2691.
Eng. Rosario
Network Operations
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From: "E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@...>
To: <isp-bgp@isp-bgp.com>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 8:22 PM
Subject: [isp-bgp] Re: Router for BGP4
> > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 16:26:48 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: william
>
>
> > You do not need powerfull cpu to route such a small traffic.
> > You do not need more then 128Mb ram if plan is to get only one
> > full route table (actually for two full tables 128mb would
> > still be about twice of the minimum 64Mb necessary for 2T1s
> > with BGP).
>
> It also depends on IOS version and feature set. Plain IP 12.0
> doesn't require nearly as much memory as 12.2 { IP-Plus | Service
> Provider }. Disabling soft updates also helps reduce memory
> needs, although at a price.
>
>
> > So if you like cisco and you're going to use T1s for internet
> > connectivity, you can get 3620 with NM-1FE2W (or NM-2FE for two
> > ethernets) and WIC-2T card (still left is one WIC card for
> > extra two T1s and one full slot for additional ethernet, T1s,
> > etc) or if you prefer to buy from ebay you can get older 10Mb
> > NM and WIC-1T and fill your slot completely.
> >
> > You can also go with 2600 serious router, newwer cisco routers
> > like 2691 can have 128Mb ram and have slots for same WIC T1
> > cards.
>
> I'm rather fond of the 2691. With a max of 256 MB RAM and better
> forwarding performance than the 3620, I think they're a pretty
> good deal.
>
>
> > If you do plan to upgrade to T3 in the future and do not want
> > to buy extra router then (in my opinion since cost of router is
> > going down, its better not to spend too much right now), then
>
> Strongly agree.
>
>
> > you should go with possibly 3640 or 3660 or 7204 or 7206 as
> > suggested.
>
> Unless many interfaces are required, I'd take the 2691 over the
> 3640. The 3660 is fairly nice, but rather large.
>
> Also: Cisco manufactures ATM DS3 NM cards. I'm not saying this
> should sway one toward the 26xx/36xx over the 72xx, but it's
> something to consider... some people recycle 26xx routers into
> DSL or FR terminators (FR-to-ATM provided by loop owner) when
> upgrading to bigger border routers.
>
>
> Eddy
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