[194504] in North American Network Operators' Group
Need recommendation on an affordable internet edge router
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (c b)
Thu May 4 16:39:24 2017
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From: c b <bz_siege_01@hotmail.com>
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 20:39:16 +0000
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We have a number of internet edge routers across several data centers appro=
aching EOL/EOS, and are budgeting for replacements. Like most enterprises, =
we have been Cisco-centric in our routing/switching platforms. The ASR1Ks a=
re too small for our needs and the ASR9Ks are prohibitively expensive and p=
robably overkill. That being said, our IT staff is willing to look at other=
vendors if they are the right fit.
Requirements:
* Can handle full internet tables, both v4 and v6 with room for reasona=
ble growth over the next 5 years.
* VRF capability.
* About 12-ish 10Gb ports and 10-ish 1Gb ports (24-ish total if they ar=
e 1Gb/10Gb select-rate ports.)
* Full-Feature BGP (address-families, communities, peer-groups, etc...)
* Used by carriers or large enterprises in a production role for at lea=
st a year (and not causing ulcers)
* Affordable. I know that's subjective, but we need a solution that is =
as close as possible to commodity-pricing if this modernization effort ball=
oons to include all of our data centers.
We are open to named vendors and even so-called brite-box solutions. A litt=
le nervous about fringe solutions like pure whitebox with Quagga, but if th=
e savings are there and people can vouch for it, we will consider it.
In other words, if you've used it and stand by it, we value that input and =
will put it on the initial list. Also, if you chose solution-X after compar=
ing it to solution-Y it would be very helpful to detail what you tested and=
why you chose.
Thanks in advance.
