On 7/13/2010 4:53 AM, Dobbins, Roland wrote:
On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:00 PM,<khatfield@socllc.net> wrote:
I agree software-based deployments have their flaws but I do not agree that it cannot be managed securely with comparable or exceeding uptime -vs- a drop in appliance. I firmly believe it has it's place in 'today's internet'.
When a single botted/misbehaving host easily can take down a software-based BRAS, that's a pretty strong indication that software-based edge devices are contraindicated, heh.
Software-based edge devices have been obsolete for a long time, now. They're a great risk to operators who've yet to replace them with hardware-based devices.
They are all software based, no matter who builds them. Cisco IOS, Juniper JunOS, etc. --Curtis