[129037] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: PacketShader
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joel Jaeggli)
Mon Aug 23 16:19:35 2010
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:19:23 -0700
From: Joel Jaeggli <joelja@bogus.com>
To: Andrew Kirch <trelane@trelane.net>
In-Reply-To: <4C72CB32.70805@trelane.net>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On 8/23/10 12:25 PM, Andrew Kirch wrote:
> On 8/23/2010 1:17 PM, Joel Jaeggli wrote:
>> What it really comes down to is packets per watt or packets per dollar,
>> if it's cheaper to do it this way then people will, if not BFD.
>
> I disagree here. Core routing isn't purchased based on cost, it's
> purchased based on support. People have not adopted Vayetta, or
> Mikrotik or many of the other small routing platforms which are in fact
> MUCH cheaper than the bridge or the tree (cisco or juniper), and the
> reason is simply support.
Neither of those are in the running for .5-1Tb/s forwarding devices.
stack up enough vyatta boxs to equal an mx960 or a t1600 and I think
you'll get my point.
> If my router breaks beyond my ability to fix it I have a certified
> engineer (of some value or other) at my site with parts to fix it within
> 4 hours. This is why people go with Cisco and Juniper. It's also a
> mechanism of CYA. Would we rather tell our boss that the company has
> responded and dropped the replacement part in the mail, or that a
> technician from the router supplier is on their way and will be here
> very shortly, and ooh, by the way, you did recommend redundant hardware
> when the piece that broke was purchased, and it was available at a
> discount.
>
> Andrew
>
