[194528] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Need recommendation on an affordable internet edge router
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bryan Holloway)
Fri May 5 13:16:40 2017
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To: Tyler Conrad <tyler@tgconrad.com>, Ken Chase <math@sizone.org>
From: Bryan Holloway <bryan@shout.net>
Date: Fri, 5 May 2017 12:16:33 -0500
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Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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+1 on the 7280R
We just started deploying them on our edges for peering and
port-density. Great little box.
... and their A-Care support has been good and responsive.
On 5/4/17 7:55 PM, Tyler Conrad wrote:
> I use the 7280R in production. Love it.
>
> Pros: Cheap, fantastic API, can take (current) full tables of v4 and v6.
> 6x100G w 48x1/10G gives lots of flexibility.
>
> Cons: Lack of proper VRF support and minimal bgp address families. (If you
> want strict isolation, or can use a separate device for route leaking, they
> can still do most of what we want).
>
> On Thursday, May 4, 2017, Ken Chase <math@sizone.org> wrote:
>
>> anyone have thoughts about/experience with the Arista 7280R / their
>> flexroute engine?
>>
>> /kc
>>
>> On Thu, May 04, 2017 at 08:39:16PM +0000, c b said:
>> >We have a number of internet edge routers across several data centers
>> approaching EOL/EOS, and are budgeting for replacements. Like most
>> enterprises, we have been Cisco-centric in our routing/switching platforms.
>> The ASR1Ks are too small for our needs and the ASR9Ks are prohibitively
>> expensive and probably 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
>> reasonable growth over the next 5 years.
>> > * VRF capability.
>> > * About 12-ish 10Gb ports and 10-ish 1Gb ports (24-ish total if
>> they are 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
>> least 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
>> balloons to include all of our data centers.
>> >
>> >We are open to named vendors and even so-called brite-box solutions. A
>> little nervous about fringe solutions like pure whitebox with Quagga, but
>> if the 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
>> comparing it to solution-Y it would be very helpful to detail what you
>> tested and why you chose.
>> >
>> >Thanks in advance.
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Ken Chase - math@sizone.org <javascript:;> Guelph Canada
>>
