Vyatta as a BRAS

Tue Jul 13 15:07:11 UTC 2010

On 7/13/2010 4:53 AM, Dobbins, Roland wrote:
> On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:00 PM,<khatfield at socllc.net>  wrote:
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>> I agree software-based deployments have their flaws but I do not agree that it cannot be managed securely with comparable or exceeding uptime -vs- a drop in appliance. I firmly believe it has it's place in 'today's internet'.
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> When a single botted/misbehaving host easily can take down a software-based BRAS, that's a pretty strong indication that software-based edge devices are contraindicated, heh.
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> Software-based edge devices have been obsolete for a long time, now.  They're a great risk to operators who've yet to replace them with hardware-based devices.
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They are all software based, no matter who builds them.  Cisco IOS, 
Juniper JunOS, etc.

--Curtis