[AusNOG] back of envelope sizing calculations

[Nick Bryant]

> >
> > So a 3845 can have 6 GE ;-)
> 
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> 
> Cool - 6 GigE's in a box that maxes out at 250 mbps.  :)
> 
> For the price of a 3845 and a single GE NM or GE HWIC you could buy
> yourself a 7301 (which has twice the forwarding performance).
> 

2501 would do the job... 1GB memory, 2gbps forwarding, full BGP support and
costs about a tenth of a Cisco 7301/7201... But Vyatta's probably a dirty
word ;)