Hmm; why do you want to keep BGP on a switch instead of installing separate router? Do you have a very wide uplink (uplinks)? // I do not object an idea.
Yes. I've been looking at it and a 7505 with a 3550 behind it seems the way to go for our type of operation.
As a cost cutting alternative - has anyone played with the 2900 XL series using sub interfaces to turn them into virtual router ports ? or vlan groups ? Is it better to just buy a 3550 ?
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-----Original Message----- From: Mikael Abrahamsson [mailto:swmike@swm.pp.se] Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 5:09 AM To: Alexander Hagen Cc: 'Robert E. Seastrom'; 'Tom (UnitedLayer)'; nanog@merit.edu Subject: RE: Cisco Router best for full BGP on a sub 5K bidget 7500 7200 or other vendor ?
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004, Alexander Hagen wrote:
1) Catalyst 6006 w/ CATALYST 6000 SUPERVISOR ENGINE 1-A, 2GE, PLUS MSFC & PFC
Yuck. Unless you have very few flows you do not want to use MSFC1/PFC1.
This platform would be good for a file server with few but highspeed flows.
This system costs somewhere around 1300.00 more than a: Cisco 7505 w RSP4 256 Plus (2) VIP 2-50/128 and 3 PA-FE-TX
Obviously the Catalyst is a better unit. But will it be as "burned in" and robust as the venerable 7505 ?
The 7505 will probably handle lots of flows massively better than the SUP1A.
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