RE: What Platform for a small ISP (was: Cisco 7600 (7609) as a core BGP router)

["R. Benjamin Kessler" <rbk () mnsginc com>]

On 7/22/09 9:48 AM, Jim Wininger <jwininger () indianafiber net> wrote:

> What do you consider a "small start-up ISP"? What kind of upstream
> connectivity are you considering (or at least falls under the category
of
> small isp) bandwidht, bgp etc?

two or three upstreams - OC-12 to 1G to each (BGP full tables)
three "POPs" meshed together

> > On 7/22/09 9:39 AM, "R. Benjamin Kessler" <rbk () mnsginc com> wrote:

> > There has been a lot of good feedback regarding the deficiencies of
the
> > 7600 platform...
> >
> > So, the new question is: what platforms should a small, start-up ISP
> > consider when looking to provide Ethernet services to their
customers?
> > - Scalability - 100M, 1G, 10G access speeds (backplane limitations,
> > number of ports per chassis, etc.)
> > - MPLS Capabilities
> > - QoS Features
> > - Ease of configuration and support, etc. (finding NOC talent,
scripting
> > tools, etc.)
> > - Software/Hardware "stability" and "longevity" (we don't want
something
> > that is brand-new and therefore "buggy" nor do we want something that
is
> > going EOL next year)
> > - Bang for the buck (both acquisition and on-going maintenance and
> > support)
> >
> > I'm sure I'm missing a lot of things...are there any good
presentations
> > from previous NANOG meetings that one should review?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Ben