[c-nsp] Advice on Core Swithes / Routers

[Benjamin Lovell]

It really sounds like you are overloading the WAN router and core switch roles onto one device. I would suggest separating them out. For a core switch a 6500 with an ACE module should fit the bill. For a WAN router it would depend on the amount of traffic you want to pass. Could be anywhere from a 2900 up to an ASR1K. 

The cost perspective of a 2nd device should not be bad if you consider that you will need SIP/SPA for E1s and another for the crypto module on the 6500

-Ben


On Jan 13, 2011, at 4:23 AM, Chris Knipe wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I need a Layer 2 & 3 device that is fully capable of BGP, OSPF, HRSP, IPSEC,
> NAT, and Clustering/Load Balancing certain inbound services.  The device
> needs to terminate various Serial Interfaces (up to 8 E1's) as well as
> provide 10/100 Ethernet on a switching as well as routing level.
> 
> I was thinking of a small 6500 - but I'm not sure about Serial interfaces on
> the 6500.  Is there any other devices that I could possibly look at.  I
> would like to hear some recommendations.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Regards,
> Chris Knipe
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