[127737] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Vyatta as a BRAS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dobbins, Roland)
Tue Jul 13 04:54:38 2010
From: "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins@arbor.net>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:53:55 +0000
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On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:00 PM, <khatfield@socllc.net> wrote:
> I agree software-based deployments have their flaws but I do not agree th=
at it cannot be managed securely with comparable or exceeding uptime -vs- a=
drop in appliance. I firmly believe it has it's place in 'today's internet=
'.
When a single botted/misbehaving host easily can take down a software-based=
BRAS, that's a pretty strong indication that software-based edge devices a=
re contraindicated, heh.
Software-based edge devices have been obsolete for a long time, now. They'=
re a great risk to operators who've yet to replace them with hardware-based=
devices.
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