[c-nsp] Cisco core router (for smaller sized colocation provider) recomendations please

[Robert E.Seastrom]

Pete Templin <petelists at templin.org> writes:

>> [option #2 - Cisco GSR (12008)]
> - You need a GRP-B or better on your hardware manifest to actually use 
> this box.

In Josh's case, particularly given his minimal routing scenario, I
respectfully disagree.  One particular installation with which I'm
acquainted has a pair of GSRs, original GRPs, two external BGP full
views (and ibgp between the two GSRs), on the order of 200 routes in
OSPF, and each box had over 50 megs free when running pre-ST-merge
12.0S, and today, running 12.0S-latest, still has about 35 megs free.
Non-B (original) GRPs with 256m of memory.  "p" images.

My $0.02

                                        ---Rob