OS Router Challenges Proprietary Networking

Jane Walker writes "Dave Roberts talks about Vyatta's open source router and how open source technology may soon alter the landscape of enterprise networking." From the article: "Initially, we believe that the x86 PC running Vyatta -- given the range of hardware that's available in the PC world -- can basically replace the midrange of the router market; to use Cisco terminology and model numbers, simply because it's convenient shorthand, basically from the 2800 series to the 7200 series. There's a whole host of equivalent products from Nortel and Alcatel -- but essentially in that range. I wouldn't describe it as Cisco model numbers so much as T1 branch office to gigabit LAN product categories."

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If you're in a developing economy

[rsilvergun]

like India or China, 24/7 cya support is much less important, because you're economy is growing fast enough that you can recover from a meltdown, if only by starting a new company.

So buy support from someone else...

[Penguinoflight]

Might as well pick choose your own professional consultant rather than get stuck with some indians answering phones for a big router company. Is this really hard to see?

Re:Sigh....

[Anonymous Coward]

"and you now have a 720 GBps back plane."

Nice how you kinda make up your own bandwidth measurements... WTF is a "GBps"? Is that "GigaBytespersecond"? I *NEED* that... and, when I saw it, my "bullshit meter" pegged, for obvious reasons.

Anyway, not being familiar with a Cisco 6509 with a "slapped in" SUP720B... I decided to look for myself to ascertain the truth of your statements (*GASP* - Yes, some of us actually USE this whole "IntarWeb Thingy" to learn things that we don't know, rather than rely on opinion and supposition).

Here's what I learned:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps2 797/products_data_sheet0900aecd8017376e.html

And, I discovered one relevant snippet:

" Scalable and predictable system performance-These modules provide a selection of switch-fabric connections and throughput options:
32-, 256-, and 720-Gbps bandwidth with a system throughput of: 15, 30, 210, and up to 400 Mpps."

Which clearly states that there's no such thing as a "720GBps back plane". So, basically, you don't know the fundamental difference between bits and bytes.

Now, if you're gonna say you made a "simple" mistake - don't. No offense, but, if you're ANYWHERE close to being Cisco certifed, and you're still making such mistakes... I'd be VERY nervous about hiring you for anything that resembles mission critical networking on any large scale: "GBps, Gbps - what's the diff?!?LOLOL!!11One"

Oh, and the grammar mistakes don't go a long way towards building confidence, either :)

Posting AC, 'cause I KNOW that all of the 900K+ UID moderators with mod points would blast me into oblivion for this post, despite the fact that it is correct.

But, my opinion? You're fundamentally clueless, as borne out by your own statements.

Re:More FUD from someone pet project

[DigiShaman]

You just bitch-slapped this article. Case closed. It's done, put a fork in it.

Well done! Good job!