[c-nsp] Rec for full-table multi-peer bgp router?

[David Hubbard]

Hi all, I’m looking for a recommendation of the most cost effective Cisco option for replacing some Brocade MLXe’s in dual stack border router roles.  The MLXe’s have been great, but we’ve reached the point where the software is causing problems; specifically, you’re forced to choose a CAM profile that slices up the max quantity of ipv4, ipv6 and VRF’s.  The IPv6 routing table has grown to the point where Brocade no longer has a CAM profile that is compatible with full IPv4 routes, full IPv6 routes and still allowing VRF’s, so the only way for me to continue using Brocade would be to either do away with VRF’s, or double my hardware to eliminate IPv4 or IPv6 from each router and keep VRFs.  I’d rather not complicate things like that.

I don’t need too much in the way of port density per device; eight or ten SFP+ ports would be fine, and if QSFP is available that would be a bonus, but not one I’d be willing to pay more for at this point.  Each router typically talks to one other ibgp, three others ospf/ospfv3, two or three ebgp peers sending full tables.  Nothing too exciting.

Thanks,

David