[77004] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: IBGP Question --- Router Reflector or iBGP Mesh
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Kagan)
Mon Jan 10 20:01:24 2005
From: "Eric Kagan" <ekagan@axsne.com>
To: <erik@we-dare.net>, <rocrowe@cisco.com>
Cc: "'Erik Sundberg'" <sunder@appscorp.net>, <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:03:16 -0500
In-Reply-To: <1105144221.1910.53.camel@styxdev>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> Correct, route reflector's main advantage is scalability and=20
> if you're thinking to evolve into a larger network with=20
> dedicated access and core routers, route reflectors are a far=20
> better option than full mesh, though perhaps not from the start.=20
Does anyone have any input on when this does make sense ? We have 3 =
Main IP
pops with upstream BGP at each and 4 internal BGP sessions. I am =
looking to
add 2 new routers so there will be about 7 sessions on each border =
router.
They are 7206VXR all 256MB RAM just acting as border. No customer =
circuits,
etc. Is it time to look at route reflectors at this point ? Any input =
or
guidelines for making a smooth transition from Full mesh ?
Thanks
Eric
