[c-nsp] 3550 Switch and BGP

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> As far as BGP goes, all I'll be doing is advertising a subnet or two and
> getting just default routes or perhaps directly connected routes from
> the providers. A pair Cisco 3550s with EMI should be able to handle
> this, right?

Sure, no problem.

> I would guess it probably wouldn't handle receiving the
> full routing table?

Not a chance. There's an explicit limit based on the TCAM size, see
the documentation for the "sdm prefer" command:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/c3550/12225se/3550cr/cli2.htm#wp2752234

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no