Absolutely. Some interesting numbers using Vyatta (Linux based open-source routing platform). BGP Performance evaluation against a Cisco 7204 VXR.
http://www.vyatta.com/downloads/whitepapers/Tolly208289VyattaBGPPerfMar2008.pdf Ian Tom DeReggi wrote: > Well, I can't comment on using BGP on Mikrotik. And there is not a shortage > of testimonials for reason to use Cisco Switches/Routers. > But I will say, if someone choses not to use Mikrotik for BGP, that does not > mean that CISCO is the answer for BGP. > > Linux has always outperformed Cisco with BGP. Our implentations of Quagga > 99.10 have worked flawlessly for our BGP applications. > It offers... More RAM, More CPU cycles, and that translates to quicker table > updates, unlimited filter/routemap rules, more BGP sessions per machine, > etc. > The one router on my network that must be a Linux machine, is my Core > External BGP servers. Internal in the network, its less important, because > the load is much less. > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 1:11 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] How many switches can do RSTP? > > > >> Glad to see it works for you. I have heard a couple other success stories >> but Butch's (my Mikrotik prophet) suggestion is to use Cisco for BGP. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. >> --- Henry Spencer >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 1:06 PM, jp <j...@saucer.midcoast.com> wrote: >> >> >>> BGP is on 42 routers. We have twice as many mikrotiks, but some won't >>> get it because they don't need it (due to the nature of their function), >>> and there are some we haven't had the spare time to convert away from >>> static routes. >>> >>> We have BGP on our internet uplink too, but that's not MT, and it >>> doesn't do dynamic routing with the MT network presently. It can do it, >>> we just haven't felt compelled to tinker with that important role. >>> >>> Internal BGP is pretty light duty compared to Internet BGP; a few >>> pages of routes compared to a quarter million routes. V3 MTs propogate >>> routing changes very quickly; almost instantly. V2 MTs have a short >>> delay for routing changes. >>> >>> BGP works on all paid or included license levels, which is a plus. We've >>> also done BGP for about 8 years on our uplink with Ciscos, which has >>> provided me with some initial skills. >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:09:32AM -0500, Josh Luthman wrote: >>> >>>> Would you mind sharing how many routers you have using BGP and >>>> Mikrotik? >>>> I've been told that BGP is only a majority successful. >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> Those who don't understand UNIX are condemned to reinvent it, poorly. >>>> --- Henry Spencer >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 11:01 AM, jp <j...@saucer.midcoast.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> We are using BGP internally on Mikrotik with good success instead of >>>>> OSPF. I've never done OSPF on it, as my network isn't entirely star >>>>> shaped like OSPF is said to be created for. There is a range of >>>>> private >>>>> BGP AS numbers for such applications. Each site's router gets an ASN >>>>> >>> and >>> >>>>> has peering connections to upstream and other connected sites. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 05:23:33PM +0100, Paolo Di Francesco wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Travis >>>>>> >>>>>> to be honest mikrotik routing is not working well, and we are far >>>>>> >>> from >>> >>>>>> being happy about the OSPF implementation: too many bugs and lost >>>>>> >>> routes. >>> >>>>>> So, I would like to move to something more robust. Mikrotik MPLS >>>>>> implementation looks more at experimental stage and I would not use >>>>>> >>> it >>> >>>>>> for any reason in any production network. Maybe I am wrong and it's >>>>>> really stable, so if somebody is using mikrotik-MPLS let us know >>>>>> it! >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Mikrotik now supports MPLS. So any routerboard should work fine, >>>>>>> >>>>> depending on >>>>> >>>>>>> how much traffic you need to move. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Travis >>>>>>> Microserv >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paolo Di Francesco wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Nathan, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> it could be a solution, but: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1) the only product I found interesting it CISCO ME switch with >>>>>>>> >>> MPLS. >>> >>>>>>>> Any other suggestion welcome. >>>>>>>> 2) cost per site goes really high for the backbone. If we would >>>>>>>> >>> like >>> >>>>> to >>>>> >>>>>>>> implement MPLS in each site, it would cost us a fortune. >>>>>>>> 3) Still wondering about maturity or many MPLS implementations, >>>>>>>> >>> not >>> >>>>> sure >>>>> >>>>>>>> the brands that really work and the ones which does not. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Suggestions welcome ;) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> P.S. are you using MPLS? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> MPLS >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto: >>>>>>>>> >>> wireless-boun...@wispa.org] >>> >>>>> On >>>>> >>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Paolo Di Francesco >>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:58 AM >>>>>>>>> To: WISPA General List >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] How many switches can do RSTP? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> we are routed, but routed has other problems. So I was just >>>>>>>>> >>> wondering >>> >>>>>>>>> about switched... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> If you have that many a routed network would be much simpler. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Any ideas on the limit of stp devices, though? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1/23/09, Paolo Di Francesco <difrance...@teleinform.com> >>>>>>>>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>>>>>>>> Dear All >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I am wondering how many switches can be put together in a >>>>>>>>>>> >>> bridged >>> >>>>>>>>>>> environment (via radio-bridges) with the Rapid STP. Just >>>>>>>>>>> >>> curious >>> >>>>> because >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I did not find anywhere the maximum number and wondering if >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> backbone >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> collapse after 10 or 100 or 1000 switches. >>>>>>>>>>> Also wondering what do you advice, I know that not all the >>>>>>>>>>> >>> switches >>> >>>>> are >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> the same... 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