I have 8+ backhauls at some sites. I want to move from a bridged network to a routed network using MPLS. This would simplify handing off business ethernet connections. It would also reduce all of the broadcast traffic going across the backhauls and reduce the VLAN management required. But I cant find a router that has more than about 6 1000base-T ports so I was thinking a Layer 3 switch that has 1GB of ram might be easier to find. The switch would also have the backplane to handle the traffic.
On 09/08/2010 02:36 PM, David E. Smith wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 16:31, Matt Jenkins <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > I am trying to find a Layer 3 switch that has 24 or 48 1000 base-T > ports > with enough RAM to handle Full BGP Internet Routes. Anyone have any > suggestions? > > For those who wonder why.... I am upgrading all of my backhauls to > support ~300mbps. In addition I need to be able to offer BGP > connections > to customers from this ring of backhauls. > > > Seems like an interesting combination of things there. If I may ask, > why don't you leave the ring stuff and switching to the switches, and > routing stuff like BGP to separate routers? It'll probably make things > a lot easier to set up, and you'll be free to get the best switches > and the best routers for your needs instead of trying to find > something that's only so-so at either task. > > (Not intended as criticism, I'm actually kinda curious about this > network layout.) > > David Smith > MVN.net > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > 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: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
