Re: 1Gb Throughput Routers.

Hi,

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 11:53 AM, JB Poplawski <jb.poplawski_at_gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Layer 3 switch? Just need basic static route and ACL. Still pushing that
> level of 5k though. This is for edge router to Level3 with 100Mb Burst to
> 1Gb.
>
> Cough up the 5-10k?

You get what you pay for. If you want a 'real' router with proper-sized
buffers and comprehensive routing protocol support, able to take lots of
routes etc., expect to pay a bit more.

If you want raw horsepower (fast-and-dumb), with limited scale (e.g.
routes), yeah, maybe a L3 switch would suffice. If you look at
chassis-based switches, just make sure you know what you're getting,
performance-wise, with the line cards.

Check out the Juniper SRX550 if you're not limiting your selection to Cisco
products. SRX can be put into 'packet mode' so it behaves less like a
firewall and more like a router. ACX is a bit of a special use case but it
may still fit the bill (NB ACX1000 only comes in a DC power; ACX1100 has AC
or DC). MX is probably outside the budget unless you can pick one up 2nd
hand.

Cheers,
Dale

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Received on Thu Feb 05 2015 - 12:52:03 ART