Group...
I was asking a lot of BGP questions on here until I bought this book
Internet Routing Architectures (Cisco Press: ISBN1-57870-233-X, by Sam
Halabi) - the second edition just came out, and it is one of the best Cisco
press books I have read, if not the best. It really tackles the complexties
and nuances of BGP and wraps them into one concise book... Our company is
multihomed to different providers, and the book answers my questions like it
knew what I was looking for. I would recommend this to *anyone* thinking of
using BGP.
The only thing I think the book is missing is a few case studies, but those
can be found elsewhere. The book is only $55, but I gladly would have paid
$110 ;)
As for the minimum reqs. for BGP, I would say a 3660 if you are going to be
receiving full routes from your upsteam provider. (256mb max). Yes, it
will work on a 3640 with 128mb, but you aren't leaving yourself much room
for expansion on the box, traffic, or size of the routing table. One of our
downstream customers couldn't even run BGP on their 3660 with 256mb because
it had several active E1 links and voice ports. Your mileage may vary. If
you can't afford better than a 3640, you seriously need to evaluate why you
want to do full BGP anyway.
John
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