[F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??

[Jo Rhett]

I don't think that 320k routes will ever happen except by a 
de-aggregation mistake.  Check out the published tables of routing growth...

Brendan Mannella wrote:
> This was exactly my initial concern. I read on their website that their default CAM profile allowed for 256k routes. But what happens when full routes reach 320k? So i guess it makes sense to gear their dual CAM cards since it allows for larger limits. 
> 
> Brendan Mannella 
> TeraSwitch Networks Inc. 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Rhett" <jrhett at svcolo.com> 
> To: "Brendan Mannella" <bmannella at teraswitch.com> 
> Cc: force10-nsp at puck.nether.net 
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:49:05 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York 
> Subject: Re: [F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10?? 
> 
> We have several E300s in exactly the same environment but with more 
> transit providers.  We've been very happy with them. 
> 
> You *must* get v7 software, as the v6 code isn't suitable for BGP 
> peering.  You should use the 320k CAM profile. 
> 
> If you want IPv6, you'll need to get the dual-CAM cards. 
> 
> Brendan Mannella wrote: 
>> I am looking to consolidate my 2 juniper m7i's and Foundry BigIron 4000's into a E300 and was hoping to hear what users thought of thei r equipment, in particular their E series. I would be using it to connect my 3 transit providers speaking BGP and accepting full routes as well as it acting as the gateway router for all of my customer VLANs. 
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>> Thanks, 
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>> Brendan Mannella 
>>
>> TeraSwitch Networks 
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Jo Rhett
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