[c-nsp] Cisco 4000 series (4461) as a BGP router?

[Łukasz Bromirski]

James,

> On 28 Oct 2019, at 13:35, James Jun <james at towardex.com> wrote:
> 
> If this is a new deployment, don't bother with 9001, or 9006 with 32-bit kit components.
> 
> Both of these are going EOL.

There are no such plans for now, and until at least July of 2020.
And yes, I’m with Cisco, this is official.

And please remember EOL is last stage - first, there’s EoS, and you
still can for a year buy the equipment. There’s couple of years (3 to 5)
of support.

In this specific setup, 32-bit OS won’t hurt, as BGP on 9001 and
9006’s RSP is perfectly capable of driving ~2M+ FIB and ~20M RIB
entries (if used with multiple BGP instances, 7M+ for single instance).

> If you need new entry level ASR9K at similar price points as 9001, talk to your account
> team about ASR-9901-120G.  It's 64-bit and licensed to same capacity as fully loaded
> 9001 (120 Gbps).

That’s true of course. 9901 would be better entry-level choice with
years in front of it.

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Łukasz Bromirski
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