I'm drowning in options and could use some help selecting a router or switch for a project.
I'm placing a small amount of pretty critical gear in colo directly connected to AWS with two 1Gbit fiber cross-connects. The traffic will be 1-4kb JMS messages at a very high rate - up to 90K messages/second peak - call it 2Gbits peak.
One end of the system terminates at an AWS router. The other end terminates at my colo cage, and I need a router. Technically, I need two routers since I'll have two AWS connections for redundancy and want HA. Requirements include:
1Gbit fiber port to AWS
2x Gigabit Base-T to the colo rack
Preferred if there are 8x Gigabit Base-T ports or more. That way I don't need a separate switch
BGP4 required. Private ASN only with a tiny routing table
HA between the two routers
Reliable since they'll be across the country
Low cost - used is OK. I'd like to spend <$4K total if possible, but could stretch if I need to
Candidates:
- Used Dell or HP switch with BGP4
- Mikrotik router
- Used Juniper or Cisco or? ... but which used models support >2Gbit throughput?
- Others?
I'm placing a small amount of pretty critical gear in colo directly connected to AWS with two 1Gbit fiber cross-connects. The traffic will be 1-4kb JMS messages at a very high rate - up to 90K messages/second peak - call it 2Gbits peak.
One end of the system terminates at an AWS router. The other end terminates at my colo cage, and I need a router. Technically, I need two routers since I'll have two AWS connections for redundancy and want HA. Requirements include:
1Gbit fiber port to AWS
2x Gigabit Base-T to the colo rack
Preferred if there are 8x Gigabit Base-T ports or more. That way I don't need a separate switch
BGP4 required. Private ASN only with a tiny routing table
HA between the two routers
Reliable since they'll be across the country
Low cost - used is OK. I'd like to spend <$4K total if possible, but could stretch if I need to
Candidates:
- Used Dell or HP switch with BGP4
- Mikrotik router
- Used Juniper or Cisco or? ... but which used models support >2Gbit throughput?
- Others?