[c-nsp] Looking for router recommendation to handle 10GE

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 09:36:59AM +0200, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> I am looking for a router (not switch) recommendation (upgrade from 
> 7204VXR).  Have considered the ASR1004 but a bit too expensive.  Need now 2 
> ports of 10GigE and 4 ports of 1GE with the ability to add in the future 2 
> more 10GigE ports and 4 more 1GE ports.  What would you recommend?

This is a difficult territory.  "Routers" with 10GE ports tend to be 
horribly expensive.

If the caveats are OK with you, a 6504/Sup720-10G/6408A-GBIC might fit
the bill (2x 10G, 8x GE *on the shared bus* - alternately with a 6516A-GBIC,
which can use the fabric).  

Drawbacks are: slow CPU (for BGP things), global VLAN space, netflow 
restrictions (if you have lots of short flows, netflow TCAM will overflow),
smaller buffers on the line cards than with a "real router".

Advantage is "dirt cheap as compared to a Real Router".

gert
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