3660 router replacement

[mk0248]

our current router 3660 took a dump on us. we had 3 interfaces from 2 difference carriers doing bgp 4. now, our band-aid was to put back 2513 in production with one interface active, but the bandwidth is killing us.

i need router recommendations for our new design, we want 2 routers doing hot standby (hsrp) with each router doing load balancing (bgp 4) with 2 or 3 different carries. also, the router has to handle ds3 for future use.

thanks,

mike kim

[thisisshanky]

3845 is good choice.

[autobot130]

I agree. 3845 is a very good choice, be sure you order enough memory if you are going to be receiving full routes from the carriers in doing BGP.

[mk0248]

3845 might be too big for our needs. I was looking at 2811 and add T3 interface for future upgrade. Is there any other routers below 3660 that will handle our scenario?

[mhussein]

Hi,

2811 with 768MB (max) might get the job done. Performance wise, it is slightly better than 3660 (check documents below). The 2811 also has 1 NM slot that supports the NM-1A-T3 module, and 4 HWICs.

But again, I have to agree that the 3845 choice is a better investment.

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/765/tools/quickreference/18-28-38.pdf

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/765/tools/quickreference/routerperformance.pdf

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/765/tools/quickreference/routermodxref.pdf

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or13/or8/ordering_ordering_help_dynamic_configuration_tool_launch.html

Regards,

Mustafa

[mk0248]

Great information on integrated services routers. It sounds like 3845 is a better choice for future growth. Thanks all for your input.