> On 16 May 2016, at 20:19, Adrian Bolster <[email protected]> > wrote: > Oure whole core is Mikrotik, no Juniper or Brocade in sight! We're running 3 > IPv4 and 2 IPv6 eBGP sessions over 2 Mikrotik Routerboards, 2 1gibt/s point > to point and 1 10gbit/s to a different provider, each with a full routing > table and they don't even break a sweat.
Similarly our AS's network edge is mostly MikroTik CCRs, but with a couple of Linux/Bird boxes for vendor/etc diversity. The CCRs push nearly all the packets, and for a lot less power usage. I worked with a few other ASs in a similar situation (some multi-vendor, some all MT). While there's a certain crowd who will look upon the cheap Latvian entry into the routing market with upturned noses, if you're prepared to deal with the few caveats (and smaller ecosystem for support), their price/performance can't really be beaten. For every bug I've encountered with the MikroTiks over the last year, I've encountered just as many with any other vendor deployment - be it at a client, a customer, or a supplier. And rather than worry about "advanced replacement" for parts, the entire router is affordable enough for you to have spares in stock. Marek Isalski Technical Director, Faelix Limited, http://faelix.net/
