Yeah that is an option, but increases the management overhead which is one of the primary things I am trying to reduce.
On 09/08/2010 03:13 PM, Glenn Kelley wrote: > Another option is a simple router - that does vlans - > vlan to the switch and go from there :-) > > > On Sep 8, 2010, at 6:09 PM, Matt Jenkins wrote: > >> 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]> >>> <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 <http://MVN.net> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] <mailto:[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/ > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > *Glenn Kelley | Principle | HostMedic |www.HostMedic.com * > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Pplease don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
