Re: BGP over satellite link

[Randy Bush <randy at psg.com>]

> There is a third use, common in Africa, where specialized hardware can
> be difficult/expensive to find. The router that connects you to the
> leased line has not enough resources (RAM...) to run BGP and the
> router that has enough resources does not have the specialized card
> (for instance, a small Cisco with a synchronous interface and a
> PC/Unix with the RAM and Zebra but without a Sangoma or Cyclades
> card).
>  
> +-----------------------+                     +------------+   +---------+
> |  Upstream             |  Leased line        |   Entry    |---| BGP     |
> |  router               |---------------------|   router   |   | router  |
> +-----------------------+                     +------------+   +---------+
>              ^                                                     ^
>              |                                                     |
>              +-----------------------------------------------------+
>                  You'll need eBGP multihop between these two 

don't do it

randy


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