Trying to answer one of your questions: Yes, BIRD is opensource. I'm biased, but in my humble opinion, BIRD is the most versatile BGP daemon out there for Route-Server IXP and Route-Reflector IP scenarios.
Regarding your other statements and questions for your IXP scenario, I will try to address them with some suggestions: - Use some Route-Server configuration template feature. - I personally really like what has been done in the project https://github.com/pierky/arouteserver. - But the https://ixpmanager.org/ configuration generator project is also reasonable. - If possible, don't use just BIRD (or just quagga, or just FRR, or just openbgpd) as the Route-Server daemon, so your resources won't be affected if a problem arises that affects that daemon. Note: This is one of the ideas behind "arouteserver". Em seg., 18 de jul. de 2022 às 07:54, <[email protected]> escreveu: > > > Hello > > > > My name is George Nicolae and I work for Orange Romania Communications ( > former Telekom Romania Communications). We operate an Internet Exchange : > Balcan-IX , that is mainly present in Romania but have also point of > presence in countries around us, and partner with IX-es from this countries. > > > > Now we have around 50 customers and 6500 prefixes exchanged. > > > > We now use Quagga for route servers and we analyze what is the best way to > upgrade, both as hardware and software. > > > > As you developed Bird, that is used by most of the major players in the > IX market, we want to ask you for information about usage BIRD as > route-server in our IX. Following come in my mind at first hand > > · What hardware did we need for accommodate 2 Route Servers with > Bird , taking into consideration following: > > o Double the number of prefixes and customers > > o We use the hardware for Route Servers and if possible for other tools > that is related as reporting , looking glass and others if are available. > Did you know about integrations of your software with other > reporting/configuration tools ? > > o We have an mixed environment and we need to make customization of the > service > > · Is bird Software free? Do you developed other tools related to > usage of this software as Route Server. > > · What are requirements regarding Operating System and Hypervisor > > > > Also we appreciate any info regarding Bird and also comparison with other > alternatives for this role. > > > > Thank you > > George Nicolae > > Orange Romania Communications > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > Ce message et ses pieces jointes peuvent contenir des informations > confidentielles ou privilegiees et ne doivent donc > pas etre diffuses, exploites ou copies sans autorisation. Si vous avez recu > ce message par erreur, veuillez le signaler > a l'expediteur et le detruire ainsi que les pieces jointes. Les messages > electroniques etant susceptibles d'alteration, > Orange decline toute responsabilite si ce message a ete altere, deforme ou > falsifie. Merci. > > This message and its attachments may contain confidential or privileged > information that may be protected by law; > they should not be distributed, used or copied without authorisation. > If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete > this message and its attachments. > As emails may be altered, Orange is not liable for messages that have been > modified, changed or falsified. > Thank you. > > -- Douglas Fernando Fischer Engº de Controle e Automação
