[AusNOG] powerful routers in core/edge routing/switching

[Brad Gould]

1m *routes* total.  Split that up between v4 and v6/multicast.

v6 routes take up twice the space of a v4 route.

Brad


On 12/02/2013 11:16 AM, Brad Evans wrote:
> VS-S720-10G-3CXL and WS-SUP720-3BXL will do 1m IPv4 routes.  I think
> you'll find 500k is the limit for IPv6 routing table.
>
> -Brad
>
> On 12/02/2013 11:37 AM, Randil Wijerathne wrote:
>>
>> No Cisco 6500 is not good option If you want to run BGP with transit
>> ISP. Maximum IPv4 routes by a VS-S720-10G-3CXL* supervisor is 500K.
>> internet routing table already ~ 435k
>>
>> Best Regards,
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>> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *David Hughes
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 12 February 2013 11:34 AM
>> *To:* Ankit Agrawal
>> *Cc:* ausnog at ausnog.net
>> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] powerful routers in core/edge routing/switching
>>
>> If you are looking for density of sub-10GbE ports and just BGP / OSPF
>> then Cat6K is still a fair option if you want switching and routing.
>>  If you want 10GbE ports then Nexus should also be on your review list
>> too.
>>
>> David
>>
>> …
>>
>> On 12/02/2013, at 10:27 AM, Ankit Agrawal <ankitagrawals at gmail.com
>> <mailto:ankitagrawals at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I am interesting in hearing what others think and/or have experienced
>> about the following:
>>
>> Cisco ASR
>>
>> Juniper MX
>>
>> Brocade MLX
>>
>> I am after some powerful routers (with possible switching) that can
>> hold multiple IPv4/IPv6 tables and forward say ~200 Gbps of throughput
>> preferably all in hardware. This will be pure BGP/OSPF calculations
>> for next hops, route convergence and forwarding. I know MLX ports can
>> act as switching ports so that will mean I don't need a separate
>> switching layer which is a bonus.
>>
>> Guess, instead of having a L3 switch that can do routing, I want a
>> router that can do switching.
>>
>> Looking forward to hear from you noggers.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> Ankit Agrawal.
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