[c-nsp] Re: BGP full-mesh vs. RR

[Andris Zarins]

Agree with Daniel - RRs are invented basicaly to ease management. As
long as you feel good with nonRR setup - go for it .


AZ

-----Original Message-----
From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Daniel Roesen
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:58 PM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: [c-nsp] Re: BGP full-mesh vs. RR

On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 03:41:22PM +0100, Vincent De Keyzer wrote:
> when is it advisable to stop doing a full mesh of iBGP, and start
using
> route reflectors ?

When you run into scaling problems with a full mesh. A full mesh is
technically superiour and more flexible than a route reflection setup,
and avoids some very nasty problems.

> Our current core is currently 6x 7206VXR (with NPE-G1 and 512MB RAM).

You might think again of going to RR setups when reaching 15-20 times
this size. :-)


Best regards,
Daniel

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