[c-nsp] BGP + switch

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> I need for a new backbone 2 switches with high throughput , and BGP is a 
> must. The ports density is not a problem.
> I thought about the 3750G 24 TS Cisco´s with EMI.  But they are only 
> able to have around 11k routes, and I need  them to be able to have the 
> full  BGP table.
> 
> Does someone of you any idea of some hardware solution to do this?

With Cisco your only alternative is some variant of the 6500/7600 series.
Simple as that.

At my previous employer we used 6500s for L3 (border routers, BGP, lots
of ACLs and some policing for protection, OSPF) and some L2. Worked very
well.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no