[c-nsp] BGP hardware requirements

[Reuben Farrelly]

Feature Navigator is wrong, then.  BGP is already available in IPBASE for the 
ISRs but only in the T train:

See:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/prod_release_note09186a00804a19a2.html#wp1451994

Where it states that:

-----
BGP in IP Base
BGP is available in the "IP base" software package in Cisco IOS Release 
12.4(11)T for Cisco 1841, Cisco 2800 family, and Cisco 3800 family routers.
-----

I hope that IPv6 soon becomes part of 'IPBASE' too, if we're ever supposed to 
actually use it on the Internet :-)

My test 1841 with 384M of DRAM took a full BGP table "just for fun" the other 
week and lived to tell.  Mind you I didn't throw too many tricky things at it, 
but, it certainly stood up fine and functioned reasonably OK for the few hours I 
had the full table loaded on it.

Reuben


On 30/08/2007 5:39 PM, Campbell, Alex wrote:
> Not according to Feature Navigator (http://www.cisco.com/go/fn/)
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Bernd
> Ueberbacher
> Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2007 5:39 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] BGP hardware requirements
> 
> I agree with the point that you will need more memory for full table,
> but afaik know, the ISRs can do BGP with IP Base
> (http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/765/tools/quickreference/is
> r.pdf).
> 
> 
> Greets, Bernd
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Campbell, Alex schrieb:
>> Your feature set (IP Base) does not support BGP.
>>
>> Also you'll need more than 256MB of RAM to take full tables.  Taking 
>> full tables for 1mbps or 2mbps transits seems like overkill, but this 
>> depends on your application and requirements.
>>
>> 2800s are software based routers that don't have a very powerful CPU, 
>> so processing large amounts of BGP updates may cause them to struggle.
>>
>> My advice: upgrade to SP Services and take only a default route from 
>> each provider.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
>> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Dracul
>> Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2007 3:31 PM
>> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> Subject: [c-nsp] BGP hardware requirements
>>
>> Hi All is BGP configuration ok for these scenarios?
>>
>> 1MB and 2MB leased line link
>> 1MB and 1MB leased line link
>>
>> (also its a v.35 and fastethernet combo)
>>
>> what would be the best setup? Full routes? Def routes?
>>
>> Here's the show version of the router I will be using. can it support 
>> BGP?
>>
>> =====
>> Cisco IOS Software, 2800 Software (C2800NM-IPBASE-M), Version 
>> 12.4(3f), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3) Technical Support:
>> http://www.cisco.com/techsupport Copyright (c) 1986-2006 by Cisco 
>> Systems, Inc.
>> Compiled Fri 18-Aug-06 18:47 by alnguyen
>>
>> ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(1r) [hqluong 1r], RELEASE SOFTWARE
>> (fc1)
>>
>> gw-oberoi-bng-in uptime is 19 weeks, 8 hours, 7 minutes System 
>> returned to ROM by reload at 08:26:42 UTC Sun Mar 18 2007 System image
> 
>> file is "flash:c2800nm-ipbase-mz.124-3f.bin"
>>
>> Cisco 2851 (revision 53.51) with 251904K/10240K bytes of memory.
>> Processor board ID FHK103670G9
>> 2 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
>> 2 Serial(sync/async) interfaces
>> DRAM configuration is 64 bits wide with parity enabled.
>> 239K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
>> 62720K bytes of ATA CompactFlash (Read/Write)
>>
>> Configuration register is 0x2102
>>
>> =====
>>
>> regards,
>> chris