[c-nsp] edge router BGP

[Randy McAnally]

Could you please expand on or give me a link to information I can find about
the 6500/7600 issues you mentioned?  Thanks!

--
Randy
www.FastServ.com

---------- Original Message -----------
From: Mark Tinka <mtinka at globaltransit.net>
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Cc: "Randy McAnally" <rsm at fast-serv.com>, "Rens" <rens at autempspourmoi.be>
Sent: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:29:30 +0800
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] edge router BGP

> On Thursday 16 July 2009 08:06:16 pm Randy McAnally wrote:
> 
> > Having similar requirements, we just upgraded to a 6500
> > series with SUP720-3bxl.  All you will need to do is
> > choose the line cards.  Fits the bill perfectly.
> 
> Not sure if that's too large (and depending on future 
> requirements, whether the whole 6500/7600 drama will come 
> back to bite the OP).
> 
> I was thinking more, ASR1000 series. Will do wire rate, has 
> a large enough control plane to handle multiple full tables 
> to customers, is the natural progression from the 7200-VXR 
> platform, e.t.c.
> 
> side note: we have pushed an NPE-G2 as an edge router, i.e.,
> 	   ACL's, uRPF, BGP, IS-IS, BFD, all that good stuff, to
> 	   about 950Mbps with a couple of BGP feeds to customers;
>   	   granted, CPU hovered about 90%, but no packet loss,
> 	   e.t.c.
> 
> 	   I'm, in no way, recommending you do this (we tend to
> 	   do things a little differently sometimes), but thought
> 	   you might like this horror story :-).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark.
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