[c-nsp] Peering Router/Switch

[Samir Abid Al-mahdi]

Hi,

Thanks alot for the insight.

I think we will be tight on budget. Maybe that is why a l2/l3 device is
suggested.

Do you think there is a cisco equlivant that support two functionalities
specially the bgp and enough space for the routing table ? As you have
pointed the necessity of this.

Appreciate your support.

On 4 Oct 2015 21:26, <sthaug at nethelp.no> wrote:
>
> > I have been asked to evalute this     Juniper QFX3500-48S4Q
> > as a peering device to be installed in Sofia-Connect Internet exchange
> > point.
> >
> > I have no prior experience in peering nor with Juniper, can someone
please
> > share some light on this subject and whether this device is a good
> > candidate for the job.
>
> You need to specify the details. Are you talking about a box to be
> used as
>
> 1. an L2 interconnect (typically some form of switch), or
> 2. a peering router (used for BGP peering towards other providers)
>
> According to Juniper,
>
>
http://www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/switching/qfx-series/qfx3500/
>
> "The QFX3500 is a high-performance 10GbE top-of-rack or end-of-row
> data center switch that can also be deployed in Virtual Chassis,
> Virtual Chassis Fabric, or QFabric System architectures."
>
> Thus it may be suitable for the first task, but not obviously suitable
> for the second (looks like a maximum of 16K IPv4 routes, for instance).
>
> I would suggest the juniper-nsp list (juniper-nsp at puck.nether.net) as
> a more suitable place for a discussion about Juniper equipment.
>
> Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no