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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: Exchange point networks
Another difference is cost: + Router Server - cost is workstation, software, and training. You need to buy the RS software. $120,000 (Merit's price) is a lot of money to collect for an IXP project in places like Kenya, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Philippines, etc.). + Router Reflector - cost is a router (or a unix box with gated) and training. (3620 works fine for a IXP with +60 ISPs). Barry > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of > William B. Norton > Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 11:27 AM > To: Bill Woodcock; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Exchange point networks > > > > One difference is that Route Servers, like the ones run by Merit > RSNG team, > are based on the Internet Routing Registry, whereas route reflectors are > not. Route Server routes are re-announced based upon configured > IRR policy. > > I also think of Route Reflectors as being both internal AS (IGP) and > external AS (BGP) re-announcers whereas Route Servers are > strictly inter-AS > (BGP). > > Bill > > >I've also heard some symantic confusion between route-servers and route > >reflectors. In conversation, I usually assume that distinction to be > >between functionally equivalent boxes operating in the plenum between a > >number of administrative domains (a route-server) or as glue between > >regions or ASes within one administrative domain (a route reflector). > >I don't know how common that understanding would be, though. Anyone have > >any better thoughts on the difference between a route-server and a route > >reflector? > > >
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