Redback is untouchable in terms of PPPoE aggregation. Cisco is really the only other Router out there that is of Redback's caliber. We currently terminate close to 15,000 subscribers using a Redback SE 400. Attached is our current CPU usage.
-Eric rabbtux rabbtux wrote: > All > > I'm in the process of moving over to another upstream provider. I'm > working with them closely to get service to my county PUD system that > uses pppoe tunnels for virtually all end user connections. ( I know > that I can get a vlan, but the cost is prohibitive at the moment) > > So, I'm their first beta tester in my area and they have this used > Redback router. First there were problems that were to be solved with > a firmware upgrade, now they have a hardware failure without a spare. > I'm not familiar with this router at all, but discussed it with their > sysadmin. > > Apparently the need is for something that can handle 2000 sessions and > has full 100Mbps NICs and can support that speed. I'm not a pppoe > expert, but would a decent PC, with 4/8GB of RAM and mikrotik SW > installed handle something like this??? Butch? or other MT experts? > Or is this requirement way out of the MT league? > > For my own reasons, I want to get them going, promptly! Any > suggestions are greatly appreciated!! > > Marshall > Rabbit Meadows Technology > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/