Help in selecting router please

Wed Sep 20 12:54:11 PDT 2006

Nicole wrote:
> Hi
>  I was wondering if anyone could assist in helping me with a problem.
>
>   I have bandwidth that is exceeding our 1Gb fiber drop from our
> colo providor, so I need to add another. So do so, I will need to move to a
> router or routing switch that can use BGP (as that is all that our colo providor
> offers) to support load balancing across the two fiber drops. Then provide at
> least 2 preferably 4 or more 1Gb copper or fiber ports to connect to our
> switches. 
>
>  Once we start talking multiple gigabit routing, I am in over my head and the
> costs seem extreemly high. I was wondering if anyone could reccomend a solution
> or router that may be less than stratosferic in cost. 
>
>
>  Thanks
>
>   Nicole
>
>   

You might look at the Cisco 7604. It can handle your load and is 
reasonably priced at around $10k. I think
it maxes out at about 3gb/s, however. We installed a fully-redundant 
7604 at a customer recently. They're
pushing 3gb/s over 4x1gb fibre uplinks. We sold them the hardware with 
tax, shipping, and setup as a package
for $42k.