[c-nsp] 3550 as a BGP Router

[Daniel Suchy]

There should be no problem. We had 3550-12G with ~70 BGP sessions on it 
in the past (it was used as "router" for internet exchange).

Regards,
Daniel

On 09/12/2007 05:51 PM, 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?
> 
> .Skeeve
> 
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