08-16-2017 04:17 AM
Hi, I have the following questions for ASR9001 as an Internet Gateway Router and would appreciate for your feedback.
1) Does it able to handle full BGP feed (700K+ routes) with 2 and maybe up to 4 upstream provider?
2) What is the convergence time that I can expect in the event that there's connectivity failure with any one of the upstream provider?
2) If I'm using it for IBGP, EBGP and MPLS VPN, I believe that i'll only need the license A9K-9001-AIP-LIC? Am I right?
Thank you
08-16-2017 06:03 AM
1) Yes easily. The fib can do 2M+ and RIB can do more than that.
2) Should happen within seconds
3) Correct.
08-16-2017 06:03 AM
Hi,
I think that you ASR 9001 can handle full BGP even with multiple upstream providers. Only the best ones will be installed in FIB.
HW is
Here is a great doc made by Xander where you find out more:
https://supportforums.cisco.com/document/105496/asr9000xr-understanding-route-scale#Typhoon_Specific_513323
Convergence time was around 30-40 seconds without PIC Edge because the router has to change the next-hop for every prefix and since it's more than 600K it's a long process.
Using PIC Edge we got convergence time around 5-7 seconds with Tomahawk HW.
If you are using MPLS VPN features you will need IVRF license for 8 VRF and AIP for 4K VRF. That is all you need.
08-17-2017 01:00 AM
Hi Eddie and smailmilak,
Thank you for your feedback, it is greatly appreciated.
Regards
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