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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Roland<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Thanks for your comments; I was unaware of the netflow “flaws” in this product I can see from a security point of view this would make visibility on the network on what’s going on very hard to see…<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>So your recommendation is to choose a more feature rich platform and offset some of the performance options found on the 6500/7600 platform.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>So how much are ASR1ks with a handful of gig interfaces ? or the GSR / CSR-1 platform you speak of<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Calibri><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">I’d like to go Juniper, but the budget just does not allow for it.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>Alex<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<BR> <BR>> From: rdobbins@arbor.net<BR>> To: ausnog@ausnog.net<BR>> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 03:47:47 +0000<BR>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Cisco 6500 with Sup 720 3BXL - Good routing platform ??<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Sep 19, 2010, at 1:15 PM, Alex Pinto wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > So what’s the catch ?? <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Broken NetFlow that's operationally useless; arcane and irksome ACL construction limitations to avoid overflowing TCAM and thus software switching traffic and thus self-DoSing the box; uRPF mode settings for the whole box only, rather than on a per-port basis.<BR>> <BR>> The NetFlow issues alone preclude this box (and the 7600) from serious consideration as an edge platform with currently-available hardware.<BR>> <BR>> Instead, I'd suggest looking at multiple ASR1Ks, at ASR9K (if it meets your feature requirements), an N7K (if it meets your feature requirements), a small GSR, or a small CRS-1. <BR>> <BR>> I urge you to avoid 6500 or 7600 as an edge platform at all costs.<BR>> <BR>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> Roland Dobbins <rdobbins@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com><BR>> <BR>> Sell your computer and buy a guitar.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> AusNOG mailing list<BR>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net<BR>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog<BR> </body>
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