What about L3 switches? You could receive full BGP table with Linux BOX with ExaBGP, parse it and feed to L3 switch.
On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 10:44 PM, Mel Beckman <m...@beckman.org> wrote: > I've seen serious, unusual performance bottlenecks in Mikrotik CCR, in some > cases not even achieving a gigabit speeds on 10G interfaces. Performance > drops more rapidly then Cisco with smaller packet sizes. > > -mel beckman > >> On May 19, 2015, at 12:28 PM, Justin Wilson - MTIN <li...@mtin.net> wrote: >> >> I second the Mikrotik recommendation. You don’t get support like you would >> with Cisco but it’s a solid product. >> >> Justin >> >> >> >> Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net >> http://www.mtin.net Managed Services – xISP Solutions – Data Centers >> http://www.thebrotherswisp.com Podcast about xISP topics >> http://www.midwest-ix.com Peering – Transit – Internet Exchange >> >>> On May 19, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Keefe John <keefe...@ethoplex.com> wrote: >>> >>> For about $1000 you could get a Mikrotik CCR1036-8G-2S+EM but it only has 2 >>> SFP+ ports. >>> >>> http://routerboard.com/CCR1036-8G-2SplusEM >>> >>> Keefe >>> >>> On 5/19/2015 3:46 PM, Joe Greco wrote: >>>>> How cheap is cheap and what performance numbers are you looking for? >>>>> >>>>> About as cheap as you can get: >>>>> >>>>> For about $3,000 you can build a Supermicro OEM system with an 8-core Xeon >>>>> E5 V3 and 4-port 10G Intel SFP+ NIC with 8G of RAM running VyOS. The pro >>>>> is that BGP convergence time will be good (better than a 7200 VXR), and >>>>> number of tables likely won't be a concern since RAM is cheap. The con is >>>>> that you're not doing things in hardware, so you'll have higher latency, >>>>> and your PPS will be lower. >>>> What 8 core Xeon E5 v3 would that be? The 26xx's are hideously pricey, >>>> and for a router, you're probably better off with something like a >>>> Supermicro X10SRn fsvo "n" with a Xeon E5-1650v3. Board is typically >>>> around $300, 1650 is around $550, so total cost I'm guessing closer to >>>> $1500-$2000 that route. >>>> >>>> The edge you get there is the higher clock on the CPU. Only six cores >>>> and only 15M cache, but 3.5GHz. The E5-2643v3 is three times the cost >>>> for very similar performance specs. Costwise, E5 single socket is the >>>> way to go unless you *need* more. >>>> >>>> ... JG >> -- Sincerely yours, Pavel Odintsov
