Re: 2019 BGP router recommendations

Nathan Ward <[email protected]> Fri, 9 Aug 2019 12:19:27 +1200
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It=E2=80=99s vMX in a router-looking x86 box for people who think =
servers are for =E2=80=9CPC Guys=E2=80=9D and not for Real Networking.

Just get vMX, get as many PSUs as you want. Get in pink or green. =
Whatever works.

They let you pay on a subscription, you can upgrade past the 2x10G that =
MX150 limits you to, seems pretty great to me.

> On 9/08/2019, at 12:15 PM, Tony Wicks <[email protected]> wrote:
>=20
> MX150 will handle a few full tables no problem, now if it only had =
more than one power supply=E2=80=A6. It is a very attractive price for =
what you get however.
> =20
> From: [email protected] =
<[email protected]> On Behalf Of Phil Snowdon
> Sent: Friday, 9 August 2019 11:17 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [nznog] 2019 BGP router recommendations
> =20
> Hi All,
> =20
> Looking for some recommendations for BGP edge routers.
> =20
> Have used Juniper devices for years, but interested to hear what else =
may be out there.  Requirement is just to shift packets and multihome to =
a few upstream transit providers with full routing tables and several =
peering partners with more limited route table sizes.  Traffic volumes =
in the gigs to low 10's of gigs.
> =20
> I seem to be getting into a situation where the high end boxes to cope =
with routing table sizes are overkill in terms of features and =
performance (and price).   But match performance and there's not enough =
memory to run the BGP.
> =20
> Prefer a supported vendor device rather than roll your own open source =
solution.
> =20
> =20
> Thanks
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> Phil
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class=3D"">It=E2=80=99s vMX in a router-looking x86 box for people who =
think servers are for =E2=80=9CPC Guys=E2=80=9D and not for Real =
Networking.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Just get =
vMX, get as many PSUs as you want. Get in pink or green. Whatever =
works.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">They =
let you pay on a subscription, you can upgrade past the 2x10G that MX150 =
limits you to, seems pretty great to me.<br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On =
9/08/2019, at 12:15 PM, Tony Wicks &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
 class=3D"">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
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class=3D"">MX150 will handle a few full tables no problem, now if it =
only had more than one power supply=E2=80=A6. It is a very attractive =
price for what you get however.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div =
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recommendations<o:p class=3D""></o:p></span></div><div style=3D"margin: =
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Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Hi All,<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><div =
class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D"">Looking for some recommendations for BGP edge routers.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Have used Juniper devices for years, =
but interested to hear what else may be out there.&nbsp; Requirement is =
just to shift packets and multihome to a few upstream transit providers =
with full routing tables and several peering partners with more limited =
route table sizes.&nbsp; Traffic volumes in the gigs to low 10's of =
gigs.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D"">I seem to be getting into a situation where the high end =
boxes to cope with routing table sizes are overkill in terms of features =
and performance (and price).&nbsp; &nbsp;But match performance and =
there's not enough memory to run the BGP.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D"">Prefer a supported vendor device rather =
than roll your own open source solution.<o:p =
class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: 0cm =
0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><o:p class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: =
Calibri, sans-serif;" class=3D""><o:p =
class=3D"">&nbsp;</o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div style=3D"margin: =
0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D"">Thanks<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div =
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