Hi Mike, how is it going ? we are using arista and are pretty happy with them and some folks I know are using portable OpenBGPd on them and reported good satisfaction...
On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 at 17:47, Michel Blais via NANOG <[email protected]> wrote: > We've been using Edgecore and UfiSpace with OcNOS for several years and are > pretty happy with those. It's not only the selling price that is affordable > but also support licences that are cheap enough to not even mind renewing > those. > > If you are not already aware of, you can look at the OcNOS features matrix > that lets you know which feature is supported by models. > > If I may, for a eBGP use case, make sure the device you chose has a TCAM > because cheaper models with the most attractive selling price often have a > very limited number of routes, which is fine for IGP in a small network, > but far to be able to handle eBGP full routing tables. > --- > Michel Blais > Targo Communications > > > Le lun. 9 févr. 2026, à 12 h 10, Mike Hammett via NANOG < > [email protected]> a écrit : > > > I'm looking for new BGP routers. I'm currently running Mikrotik, which > has > > served me well so far, but looking at interface speed, count, FIB size, > > etc. and they just aren't going to cut it. > > > > I'm looking for: > > • Has at least 6x 100G ports > > • Has a smattering of 10G/25G ports > > • Has meaningful packet buffers > > • Routes in hardware at least 2m routes combined of IPv4 and IPv6, more > is > > better > > • Has reasonably low power usage, I don't need 1 kw going to a router > > • Is cost-effective > > • Used is fine > > > > > > I like how the MX301 looks, but it's way more than I'd want to spend, > > primarily because there really isn't a used market for them yet. > > Arista and Cisco NCS are close, but to check all of the boxes, you're up > > to about $15k - $20k. To get to $5k or less, you're compromising on at > > least two of the things I'm looking for. > > EdgeCore and UfiSpace may have some models that are in the $5k - $8k > > range, once you purchase OcNOS. > > > > > > I'd have no problem with the EdgeCore and UfiSpace direction, but I > wanted > > to make sure I wasn't leaving anything out of consideration. > > > > > > > > ----- > > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest-IX > > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NANOG mailing list > > > > > https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ANH4UUU6K3CMCSWSBHAALWTYLHK32OGG/ > _______________________________________________ > NANOG mailing list > > https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7MEYBWHTY3Y2ERCWZONT345SNS3VC2UB/ -- Kindest regards, Tom Smyth. _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XFOZUZTPX6RAQO7GOBGFYFMIKEVO5UQP/
