[c-nsp] Which router for this job ?

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> If you needed to choose a router that would:
> 
> Process about 200Mbps aggregate traffic (pkt size typical for internet
> traffic)
> Run BGP (1 peer with default, no full table) 
> Run an IGP 
> QoS (marking/policing)
> Few ACLs (~100 ACEs)
> Netflow export
> 
> 
> 
> What would you go for ?

The NPE-G1 should handle this just fine. None of the smaller L3 switches
will handle it because of the Netflow requirement (the rest is easy).

Since you don't need a full table, you might also consider the ME6500
platform - only a little bit more expensive than the 7200, hardware
based forwarding. A possible drawback is that it is Ethernet only.

If you want a nice small box for this job and are willing to consider a
different vendor, the Juniper M7i is 2U and will handle this (and more)
in hardware without breaking a sweat.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no