Route reflector/server appliance for access router aggregation

Tue Jul 13 14:40:00 UTC 2010

On 2010.07.13 10:06, Jack Carrozzo wrote:
> On the subject of route reflection, I've run into a few people happy with
> Quaggo or openBGPd on intel hardware. You can throw a 1U box together with
> dual PSUs, a bunch of ram, and SSD/CF disks for far less than a C or J setup
> and won't be wasting money on ASICs you aren't using. If I recall correctly
> this is  what Any2 was using when I spoke to them some years ago, but
> perhaps someone here can offer more specifics.

I use these:

http://www.mikrotikrouter.net/

I just toss the Mikrotik CF card aside, and replace it with a USB thumb
drive running FreeBSD/Quagga.

For upgrades/testing, I just dd one stick to another, and load up the
system in a lab box, do my work, and then reload the router with the
upgraded, known working stick.

Steve