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Re: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table size considerations
From: Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:51:46 -0800
I've been very happy with the Juniper J4350/6350 series. Owen On Mar 8, 2011, at 4:15 PM, Chris Enger wrote:
Greetings, I am researching possible replacements for our Internet edge routers, and wanted to see what people could recommend for a smaller chassis or fixed router that can handle current IPv4 routes and transition into IPv6. Currently we have Brocade NetIron 4802s pulling full IPv4 routes plus a default route. I've looked at Extreme, Brocade, Cisco, and a few others. Most range from 256k - 500k IPv4 and 4k - 16k IPv6 routes when CAM space is allocated for both. The only exception I've found so far is the Cisco ASR 1002, which can do 125k v6 along with 500k v4 routes at once. I'm curious if any other vendors have comparable products. My concern is trying to find a router (within our budget) that has room for growth in the IPv6 routing space. When compared to the live table sizes that the CIDR report and routeviews show, some can't handle current routing tables, let alone years of growth. BGP tweaks may keep us going but I can't see how 16k or fewer IPv6 routes on a router is going to be viable a few years from now. Thank you, Chris Enger
Current thread:
- Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table size considerations Chris Enger (Mar 08)
- RE: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table sizeconsiderations George Bonser (Mar 08)
- RE: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table sizeconsiderations Jon Lewis (Mar 08)
- RE: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table sizeconsiderations Frank Bulk (Mar 08)
- Re: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table sizeconsiderations Joel Jaeggli (Mar 08)
- RE: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table sizeconsiderations George Bonser (Mar 08)
- Re: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table size considerations Owen DeLong (Mar 08)
- Re: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table size considerations Bill Blackford (Mar 09)
- RE: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table size considerations Chris Enger (Mar 09)
- Re: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table size considerations Blake Hudson (Mar 10)
- Re: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table size considerations Owen DeLong (Mar 10)
- RE: Internet Edge Router replacement - IPv6 route table sizeconsiderations George Bonser (Mar 08)