Re: estimation of number of DFZ IPv4 routes at peak in the future

[Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>]

On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Jeff Wheeler <jsw () inconcepts biz> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 7:27 PM, William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:
> > That must be my mistake then, because I thought the exercise was
> > building it in a way that it stays built for the maximum practical
> > number of years. When it has to be touched again (or tweaked if it
>
> So when you upgrade a device, you always buy the suitable device which
> has the highest capabilities?  You put in a top-of-rack switch with
> 10GbE for servers with no 10GbE ports and no plans of needing 10GbE
> connectivity to the next round of servers?  You buy a modular router
> for branch offices that have only a few workstations and no
> predictable need for upgraded connectivity?

there's probably a different need in TOR and BO/SOHO locations than
core devices, eh?