[AusNOG] Router on a stick for a production environment

[Tim Raphael]

Which platform specifically are you talking about? I know for sure the Juniper MXs and Cisco ASR1Ks can do shaping and policing on IFLs / Sub-interfaces just fine.

- Tim

> On 29 Apr 2015, at 7:56 pm, Paul Wilkins <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Don't do it. There are many configuration items (eg. policing/shaping) which will not work with virtual interfaces.
> 
> Paul Wilkins
> 
> On 29 April 2015 at 09:44, James Mcintosh <james.mcintosh at rocketmail.com <mailto:james.mcintosh at rocketmail.com>> wrote:
> Hi Noggers,
> 
> Are any of you out there running "router on a stick" in your production environments?
> 
> Traditionally this was only set up in lab/test environments but given how expensive 10Gbps+ adapters are from some vendors, and that additional adapter capability often forces you up to their next most expensive router models is there any reason not to run it in production?
> 
> Most ISP's already run hundreds or even thousands of sub-interfaces per physical interface so is there any tangible downside to to just using a single physical interface for all the in/out connectivity to your router?
> 
> -James
> 
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