It also adds points of failure, increases power consumption, etc. I'm sure Cisco or Juniper could handle it, but I'm not sure whom else. Maybe a PowerRouter?
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com On 9/8/2010 5:17 PM, Matt Jenkins wrote: > 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/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
