Re:A PCIe network interface card that adds full router capab...
by techsupporter on Monday March 28, 2022 @03:29PM
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> Have look at Mikrotik CCR2004-1G-12S+2XS (1G-12S+2XS means 1x1Gbps RJ45, 12xSFP+, 2xSFP28) or CCR2116-12G-4S+
Both of these look fantastic. The second one, with the four SFP+ ports, looks like an almost drop-in replacement for the Infinity, particularly with its 16GB of RAM. (We use soft-reconfiguration inbound which bloats the amount of RAM needed for the tables.)
> However, neither of them will route 80 Gbps full duplex.
That's actually fine, at least for our needs. We only have 50Gbps of connectivity between peer, IXP, and transit links and today's 30Gbps is high because of end-of-month activities. We got the Infinity largely because it was the only EdgeRouter that could do what we needed. Like the gap between EdgeRouter Infinity and "every other router that can do what it does," there's a rather large gap in Ubiquiti's EdgeRouter line. The next one down in the list is the EdgeRouter-12 that is a small fraction of the capability of the Infinity.
> another thing on Mikrotik naming conventions: CRS = switches; CCR = routers
That's good to know. I hadn't started down the Mikrotik path yet but I'll give it a look. We have a leaf router at a small office where we experiment and maybe I can put one in there to start.
Both of these look fantastic. The second one, with the four SFP+ ports, looks like an almost drop-in replacement for the Infinity, particularly with its 16GB of RAM. (We use soft-reconfiguration inbound which bloats the amount of RAM needed for the tables.)
> However, neither of them will route 80 Gbps full duplex.
That's actually fine, at least for our needs. We only have 50Gbps of connectivity between peer, IXP, and transit links and today's 30Gbps is high because of end-of-month activities. We got the Infinity largely because it was the only EdgeRouter that could do what we needed. Like the gap between EdgeRouter Infinity and "every other router that can do what it does," there's a rather large gap in Ubiquiti's EdgeRouter line. The next one down in the list is the EdgeRouter-12 that is a small fraction of the capability of the Infinity.
> another thing on Mikrotik naming conventions: CRS = switches; CCR = routers
That's good to know. I hadn't started down the Mikrotik path yet but I'll give it a look. We have a leaf router at a small office where we experiment and maybe I can put one in there to start.
Thanks for all of the information!