[e-nsp] IPv6 BGP support?

David webnetwiz at gmail.com
Tue Jun 7 18:54:26 EDT 2011


Andy,

You should be looking at Juniper Networks MX80 or one of it's smaller
variants to do IPv6 and BGP.

Sincerely,

David.

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Andy Ashley <lists at nexus6.co.za> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a couple of questions.
> Have searched the archives and didnt find much, hopefully someone here can
> advise.
>
> We are wanting to replace some aging Cisco 7200 series (border routers)
> with 10G capable devices.
> 3 x border routers with 2 full IPv4 feeds (transit) and up to 100 IXP
> peers. Traffic levels not very high,
> few hundred Mbps traffic through each device.
> Doing some research, it seems that the X480 model is most appropriate
> (sufficient 10G ports, full BGP table, etc).
>
> I spoke to Extreme about this, however, since it emerged that we need IPv6
> (BGP peering with transit & peering),
> the conversation has dried up..
>
> I gather that v6 BGP just doesnt exist yet.
> Does anyone know if it is on the road map and when is that likely to be?
> Seems that Extreme sales dont know or wont/cant say anything.
>
> Is there perhaps a more appropriate device for this purpose?
> Your general opinions on this setup/choice are welcome!
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Regards,
> Andy.
>
>
>
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