[f-nsp] BigIron/NetIron experiences?

[Glenn Tan]

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Hi,

We currently run a network made up of 100% Cisco devices.
We now have to setup a new IP POP and my finance director has asked
me to decide on something more affordable, so I'm thinking along the
lines of using the BigIron 4000 (or NetIron 400) as core layer 3
switches and the NetIron stackable routers (NSR24?) at the
distribution level.

I would like to hear experiences from fellow Foundry users before we
try to implement this, as we had a whole stack of Extreme Summit
switches go terribly wrong (dropped packets and locked up at under
10Mbit/s load).

Here are our requirements...
All the switches must be able to do L2 ingress/egress rate limiting
and support BGP.
The core switches should be able to handle at least 2 full BGP tables
and about 30 peering sessions.
And of course the core switches should cost less than the Catalyst 6500
series, which I'm almost certain they will.

I've read some horror stories about Foundry's BGP implementation, does
anyone know what that is about?

All responses will be seriously digested and appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Best Regards,

Glenn Tan
Senior Network Manager
Network Operations/Engineering
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