[179328] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Multi-gigabit edge devices as CPE
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Raphael)
Wed Apr 8 21:11:19 2015
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Tim Raphael <raphael.timothy@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <266666556.1733414.1428538473215.JavaMail.zimbra@snappytelecom.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 09:11:11 +0800
To: Faisal Imtiaz <faisal@snappytelecom.net>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
VyOS is a community fork of Vyatta and is still being developed very activel=
y and it pushing ahead with many new features! It's pretty stable too imo.
http://vyos.net/wiki/Main_Page
Regards,
Tim Raphael
> On 9 Apr 2015, at 8:14 am, Faisal Imtiaz <faisal@snappytelecom.net> wrote:=
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> Mikrotik for OS, and Hardware choice would be to use an X86 appliance (Lan=
ner Electronics, Axiomtek etc)
> You should be able to get a cost effective box that will meet your perform=
ance requirements.
> As to feature set, while most of them are their you should do some testing=
to see if feature set meets your requirements.
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> Most folks often forget that Mikrotik is OS and they also make Hardware (a=
variety of sizes for a variety of needs), and the OS can be deployed on sta=
ndard or custom hardware server or appliances.
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> You can always go the 'Custom' Linux Route, using x86 boxes with your own d=
istro, too bad that Vyatta OS took a different route under Brocade..
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> Faisal Imtiaz
> Snappy Internet & Telecom
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Daniel Rohan" <drohan@gmail.com>
>> To: "NANOG" <nanog@nanog.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 6:46:40 PM
>> Subject: Multi-gigabit edge devices as CPE
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>> I work at a state REN and we are seeking a lead for a new edge device for=
>> on prem deployment at customer sites.
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>> We currently deploy two classes of routers-- a high end and a low end. Bo=
th
>> the high end and the low end use some of the standard edge features:
>> MPLS-TE, MBGP, flowspec, vrf, PIM, etc. We deliver full tables over these=
>> devices to the customers that need them.
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>> We recently finished a new ethernet procurement and have a large number o=
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>> sites (~200) moving from <1Gbps in bandwidth to 1-10Gb in bandwidth. Our
>> currently deployed low-end router can't handle these speeds and we can't
>> afford to place our high end router at 200+ sites.
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>> So, we're looking for a middle tier router to deploy. Something with 2+
>> SFP+ ports, software that can handle the aforementioned features, and
>> something with an API that we can leverage for programmatic management.
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>> So far we've not found anything that checks all the boxes. Layer 3 switch=
es
>> seem like obvious choices, but lack some of the features and RIB/FIB we
>> need at the edge. Other devices like the Juniper MX5/10 certainly meet th=
e
>> requirements, but are priced way beyond what we can afford.
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>> Any suggestions for devices we might have overlooked? Preferably in the
>> less than 10K per unit price point. If such a magical device exists.
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>> -Dan
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