[c-nsp] 3550 as a BGP Router

[Adrian Chadd]

On Thu, Sep 13, 2007, Skeeve Stevens wrote:
> 
> Hey all
> 
> I know BGP on switches has been discussed a lot, and how, yes it is unwise
> from number of routes perspective.
> 
> But what I am looking for is setting up a 3550 with about a dozen ISP's
> connected to it.
> 
> The ISP's would BGP peer and announce their own routes into it (<100) and
> basically just take each others routes for a neutral peering situation.
> 
> Would the 3550 handle that?  Number of routes here isn't an issue. but the
> number of BGP sessions. what wise advice would people offer regarding that?

You could always try. That said, for like $200 could you pick up a 2610
or something similar off ebay as the route server and bypass the problem
entirely.




Adrian