Cisco and Juniper are both failing to have a reasonable product. $60,000+ is a bit too expensive.
On 09/08/2010 03:20 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: > 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! 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