[isp-bgp] Re: What small switch/router for full bgp routing table

[Pete Templin <petelists@...>]

Erik Hensema wrote:

> If the summit 1i won't cut it, this is what we need:
> - 8 1 gbit ports, of which at least two are fiber ports
> - redundancy/failover (we plan on buying two identical routers)
> - must be able to route 1 gbit traffic
>
> Most equipment we look at is way to big/expensive for our needs :-/
???  Time to rethink your business plan.  If you're moving that much 
traffic, the capital expenditure for the right equipment should be a 
small drop in the bucket.

1Gbps and 140 sessions (are you establishing sessions with everyone from 
day one?) is more than what I'd expect a small switch/router to handle 
(heck, I can make a Riverstone RS8600 fall on its face with 10 sessions, 
only two external views, and <20Mbps of traffic, before the DOS attacks 
roll through, and that's not a "small" switch/router by price tag or 
marketing specifications.)

Good, fast, cheap; pick any two.

pt






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