[c-nsp] Cheap BGP router for ~20k prefixes

[James Bensley]

On 30 April 2015 at 15:35, Dan Brisson <dbrisson at uvm.edu> wrote:
> Looking for suggestions for a device (switch/router) that can speak BGP and
> do around 20k prefixes.  The other requirement is minimum 500Mb/s of
> throughput, which seems to throw a low-end Cisco router out of the mix.  I
> know a 3560 switch can do BGP and wouldn't have the throughput limitations
> the router lines have.  The cost is probably going to creep up again though
> when adding Enterprise code for BGP support.
>
> I'm really hoping to stay in the sub $2000 range, if possible.
>
> Mikrotik has some very impressive gear and I know folks on this list are
> mixed on them.  But something like their CCR1036-12G-4S has impressive specs
> and an even more impressive price tag - ~$850.
>


Maybe a FireBrick, perhaps the FB6302 meets your needs:

http://www.firebrick.co.uk/products_6000.php


Cheers,
James.