Vyatta, which sells the open source router targeted at Cisco, on Monday said its software scales to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and costs as much as 75% less than a functionally comparable Cisco 
7200 series router. Vyatta says its Linux-based routing software has been downloaded more than 100,000 times over the past year.
Vyatta in its press release Monday touted a Tolly Group test that pitted its router software on a 2.66 GHz quad-core IBM System X 3550 server against the Cisco 7200. According to the test report:
* Vyatta supports a BGP route table size of 4.5 million routes, 3X more than the Cisco 7204-G1 and 1.5X more than the 7204-G2.
* Vyatta delivers a BGP convergence time that is more than 3X faster than the Cisco 7204-G1 and 2X faster than the 7204-G2.
* Vyatta operates at Layer 3 wire speed across three Gigabit Ethernet ports in full mesh when forwarding 512-byte frames or higher, while Cisco routers failed to achieve wire speed.
Open source routers over Cisco's: A nice idea but one that won't fly with those who hold the IT budget?
More from Cisco Subnet:
* Cisco joins open source software body
* Suspect Cisco cards being offered for sale
* How to establish an architecture revision process
* Ciena: A little known manufacturer that's showing the way
* Security wireless networks: Using the wireless network to monitor itself
* Scientific-Atlanta officially loses its name - sign of things to come for Linksys?
* Salary survey says CCIE pay is slipping
* Understanding MPLS label distribution
* Why an economic recession could leave companies wide open to cyber attacks
Go to Cisco Subnet for more Cisco news, blogs, discussion forums, security alerts, book giveaways, and more.
20 useful sites for Cisco networking professionals
Network World's IT Buyer's Guide: Cisco products
Subscribe to Network World's Cisco Alert, which includes a weekly digest of all Cisco Subnet items
Vyatta Simulation Software
hope we have vyatta simulator software to familiarize.
__________________
http://kasikas.com
Post new comment