Re: ISP support for use of 4-byte ASNs in peering

[Michael Hare <michael.hare () doit wisc edu>]

Granted I've never worked outside academia but the me3400 is otherwise a 
cost effective gig-e demarc for very simple bgp multihoming.

They have made a strategic decision to not implement a simple software 
update support RFC4893 [it has been 4 years] and to set an artificial 
price point on entry.  Fine, that is their choice.  There are other 
vendors offering 4 byte ASN in simliar products at or near this price 
point and we'll probably have to move to them.

-Michael

On 8/9/2011 10:38 AM, Nick Hilliard wrote:
> On 09/08/2011 15:45, Michael Hare wrote:
> > While attempting to focus on ISPs there is still [unbelievably] a vendor
> > support issue.  You may consider this a procurement failure, but the fact
> > remains that some products [Cisco me3400e] have yet to implement support.
>
> the me3400 is a metro core ethernet switch with L3 extensions.  It's not
> intended as a border router.  If you use the wrong tool for the job...
>
> Nick