(resent after getting on nanog-post) On 6/6/06, Nick Burke <mrmud@mrmud.org> wrote:
How many of you have actually use(d) Zebra/Linux as a routing device (core and/or regional, I'd be interested in both) in a production (read: 99.999% required, hsrp, bgp, dot1q, other goodies) environment?
I work for a company putting together an open source router platform. (Vyatta.com) We have a linux distro that is built off of XORP, but has plenty of enhancements that make it more friendly for a typical router jockey. It has dot1q support, bgp, ospf, rip, vrrp and many other goodies. We're currently going through UNH testing of protocol conformance. We are always looking for folks to test the software out and see how it suits their needs. (or not) Caveats: 1. Keep in mind that current sever hardware won't push line rate GigE at 64-bytes, but I find it quite reasonable as a candidate for the access layer. (t1/t3 and possibly oc3 termination) So don't expect it to perform to the same level as dedicated hardware solutions. A few hundred Mbps of inet traffic (not 64 byte frames) is reasonable. 2. Keep in mind that cheap PC hardware will result in bad MTBF. Your PC router hardware should be quality gear with redundancy if you can't tolerate any downtime. We believe there's a place for open source routing platforms, but it'll take some testing from the router community to solidify and verify the stacks. Want to help? --joel