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

[Robert Hudson]

I personally have doubts about Huawei.  I doubt I need to say why I have
those doubts.  Cisco and "limited budget" rarely go together unless you're
buying second hand (and then other players' gear is cheaper second hand
too).  I've no experience with Juniper, so can't comment on their products.

Brocade have a few devices that can do what you're after.  Out of the
CES/CER pairing, you'd want the CER if you're looking for a full Internet
routing table (the CES would potentially suffice if you were taking a
summarised table from an upstream provider).

The next step up from Brocade is their MLX kit.  That's getting pretty
serious though, and given you mentioned your do have a limited budget
(though didn't say how limited), I'd suggest the CER is probably what
you're after.

If you need a tame Brocade reseller, let me know, I'll give you a contact.

Regards,

Robert


On 11 December 2013 16:46, 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.
>
> 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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