[AusNOG] Juniper vs Cisco vs Brocade - what's best for BGP routing?

[Mehmet Akcin]

> On Dec 10, 2013, at 21:46, Andrew White <admin at uberskilled.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey guys,
> 
> I've recently set up my own AS and I'm looking at broadcasting my own BGP. I'm wanting to find some decent hardware at a reasonable price to do so.
> 
> The same router will also run my servers (about 50 VMs/3 physical boxes) and have to deal with multiple upstream providers (two currently, but more to come at my DC).
> 
> I also want something that can hold a big BGP routing table.

Define "Big"

> 
> When I was first getting into networking, Cisco was "the big thing". Now I look at the market and Junipers seem really common for the cheaper end of the market. I've seen Brocades too - I think they may be out of my price range, but I'm not sure if they're worth the money or if there's a huge benefit.

Juniper.

Mehmet