What about a 6524 switch? Or a Juniper EX 4200?
On 7/17/08 4:10 PM, "Matthew Huff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We currently have 7204VXRs with the NGE-G1 controller. That's rated at 1Gbit/s > and we aren't running that high yet. What we are running into is micro-bursts > that overrun the ethernet's fifo buffer due to the cpu routing (even though > it's CEF based and cisco has verified the configuration). We need something > that is hardware switched such as the cisco 7600/6500 or the Foundry line as > some have pointed out. > > As far as our netflow requirements are, we need to be able to determine > average line rates for different protocols/ and different multicast channels > (not realtime). We use Fluke Network's NetFlow Tracker and it works with > sFlow, IPFIX, Netflow and other netflow like protocols, so it looks like > almost any of the hardware suggested will work. > > > ---- > Matthew Huff | One Manhattanville Rd > OTA Management LLC | Purchase, NY 10577 > www.otaotr.com | Phone: 914-460-4039 > aim: matthewbhuff | Fax: 914-460-4139 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Kelly :: Blacknight [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 4:03 PM > To: Matthew Huff; 'nanog@nanog.org' > Subject: RE: Line rate gigabit router/switch options > > Hi Matthew, > > The Juniper J6350 boxes are both cost effective and are claimed to do line > 2Gbit/s of IMIX traffic I think. > > We've several deployed between multitple DCs in Dublin and a load of J4350 at > different layers. Stick 2GB of ram into each one and they'll go a long way. > > Paul > > Paul Kelly > Technical Director > Blacknight Internet Solutions ltd > Hosting, Colocation, Dedicated servers > IP Transit Services > Tel: +353 (0) 59 9183072 > Lo-call: 1850 929 929 > DDI: +353 (0) 59 9183091 > > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: http://www.blacknight.ie > > Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, > Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park, > Sleaty Road, > Graiguecullen, > Carlow, > Ireland > > Company No.: 370845 > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Matthew Huff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:21 PM >> To: 'nanog@nanog.org' >> Subject: Line rate gigabit router/switch options >> >> We have a pair of cisco 7204VXR routers connecting to STFI receiving >> market data. At peak periods micro-bursts of unicast and multicast >> data overrun the Ethernet fifo buffer due to the 7200 being a cpu >> based router. A 7600 router would be a good replacement but it isn't >> cost effective. We need BGP, rip, pim multicast and netflow. Since the >> connections are all metro Ethernet, Cisco has suggested looking at the >> 3750 switch platform that does BGP since all of the packets are >> hardware switched, but it doesn't due L3 netflow. I've been doing >> cisco for too long and was wondering what the cost effective options >> are with other vendors or even other possible cisco solutions. >> >> >> ---- >> Matthew Huff | One Manhattanville Rd >> OTA Management LLC | Purchase, NY 10577 >> www.ox.com | Phone: 914-460-4039 >> aim: matthewbhuff | Fax: 914-460-4139 >> >> >
