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

[Mark Tees]

A good place to start would be with a budget and list of requirements.

EG:

$10-12k per box

* The ability to hold a full BGP view in the FIB
* Depending on the number of upstreams the number of routes you want to hold in the RIB
* Interfaces required

etc etc

With that you will be able to narrow down your list.

On 11 Dec 2013, at 4:46 pm, 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> I've been tossing up over a few Huawei models which are really, really cheap!
> 
> I don't know a ton about the hardware side of things and I'm sure there are others on the list with a similar level of knowledge to me. I'm happy for any vendor contacts, and I'm sure replies on list would be appreciated for other people to learn about this too!
> 
> Thanks guys!
> 
> Andrew
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