I think Extreme is doing the same thing with their Extreme OptiScale™ that Arista is doing with their Arista FlexRoute™ and EOS NetDB™. They are both using Broadcom Jericho /Qurman with extenal TCAM, but still has a hardware limitiation on route table size. Then in software they filer right?
Question is who has a better solution Arista or Extreme for this? Also, the question is can any whitebox vendors do the same thing, with the same Broadcom switch you can buy for around $9k new. Another question, could you even consider these with the Juniper MX204 coming in at $20k? On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 8:04 AM Kevin Burke <kbu...@burlingtontelecom.com> wrote: > Thanks for everyone who responded on and off list. > > > > As a small company that is happy to still be in business the pricing is > too good to ignore. A “gently used” ASR-9006 is something like $45k for > one plus a shelf spare. A brand new SLX 9540 is something like $30k for > one plus a shelf spare. > > > > There were some common things. Software is behind where we would like. > The occasional bug like that SSH one. Also there are some relatively > common features like IPv6 outbound ACL and BGP MED that aren’t there. This > stuff isn't a showstopper but I will take this a sign of things to come. > > > > As for the notes about full tables. Different vendors seem to have used > different techniques to get past the hard FIB limit that we are all used > to. I had the same question when pawing through the spec sheets. So I > asked the sales rep: > > > > “We can support 1.5M routes….. > > > > *These platforms support all of the requirements detailed above for > Internet routing. In particular, they support a table size of 1.5 million > IP routes today, ensuring headroom for the next 5-7 years. This scale is > made possible through our new technology called Extreme OptiScale™ for > Internet Routing that optimizes programmable hardware and software > capabilities to accelerate innovation and deliver investment protection.* > > > > > https://www.extremenetworks.com/extreme-networks-blog/internet-routing-in-the-enterprise/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.extremenetworks.com_extreme-2Dnetworks-2Dblog_internet-2Drouting-2Din-2Dthe-2Denterprise_&d=DwMGaQ&c=H-_4ND6xHpqgzcyjh8aroNpgOyofdYsHrgIgJ94I47w&r=8KBJJnyFAhW7tSYonou-hrzJp0AgKIxIroKtTA850eU&m=KQ3bFBpmJxMvk6-gUGIquclVowK5s1yqe6K3DhY5MZw&s=3rfpGQzZ3dJx3KZvPnF21DuFdz569Krg0zdmo1W_Cfg&e=> > ” > > > > > > Kevin Burke > > 802-540-0979 > > Burlington Telecom - City of Burlington > > 200 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401 > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANOG <nanog-boun...@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Kevin Burke > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 4:02 PM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Brocade SLX Internet Edge > > > > Does anyone have any success with the Brocade SLX 9540 or similar? Its > going to be taking full BGP tables from two Tier1's and some peering. > > > > The specs and sales rep says its fine, but the price makes me think its > too good to be true. > > > > We are trying to shepherd an old Cat 6509 out of our core. > > > > > > Kevin Burke > > 802-540-0979 > > Burlington Telecom - City of Burlington > > 200 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401 >