Re: (PM) Which router to use for BGP-4?

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 14:18:15 -0500 (CDT)

On Fri, 3 Jul 1998, Christian Schmit wrote:

> Now my question is relatively easy:
> Which CISCO router do we need?

Why are you asking about Cisco routers on a portmaster list? Are you not
aware that portmaster routers can do BGP?

> Our ISP recommends a CISCO 4500 or better.

For how many t1's?

> Any advices on which equipment to use?

Livingston's IRX-114 can handle 2 t1's and 2 56k' circuits and is BGP
capable, (actually all are bgp except for the OR series),and the PM 3 can
handle 3 t1's with the optional v.35 sync card, PLUS on the PM 3, the
CSU/DSUs are built in.

And if you are using more than 3 T1's you dont necessarily have to have
all of them going to the same router just do to BGP. Its a protocol so the
routers can talk to each other. and 16 megs is adequate on an IRX or Pm 3
to hold the bgp table.

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