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===== Jamie previously wrote: ==== > > Our current backbone told me that it would be difficult to get full BGP > running on our router: a Cisco 7010. RAM is not a problem, we can bump it > up to 64M in a moment's notice. > We have some 7010s running as backbone routers, mainly for regional peering purposes. The 7010 is identical to 7000 in performance, just less slots. > Has anyone had problems running full routes on 7010s? Caveats? Things to > look out for? > No problem. Problems seem to occur more on the 7000s since they normally have more cards and trunks attached and hence more likely to get loaded. > Also, one newbie-type question, our current backbone said that they "may not" > pass traffic routed via backbone #2. If I am running full BGP between both > backbones, what would the technical limitations be of passing traffic between > all three sites (Backbone A, Me, and Backbone B)? > Just make sure you do not provide transit between two networks. Since they are your providers, the traffic may kill your links if they've got problems between their peerings/transits. Jun -- Jun (John) Wu | Voice: (703)818-5431 Supervisor - Global IP Systems & Services | Fax: (703)818-5282 Global One Communications L.L.C. | Email: [email protected] Reston, VA 22096 | URL: http://wolfox.gsl.net/jun - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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