Hi all,
I'm currently searching for a Branch Router, which is capable of Full BGP feeds. My requirements are:
*) 2x IPv4 Full BGP Table
*) 2x IPv6 Full BGP Table
*) 1 Gbps throughput
*) 3x 10G Ports, and some 1G Fiber Ports
*) Redundant Power Supply
*) Real packet forwarding, complete disabling of all Security features
When I look at the Datasheet of SRX1500, this box seem to fit these requirements, with 16 GB RAM, Redundant Power Supply, and Route table size (RIB/FIB) (IPv4 or IPv6) 2,000,000.
I have some experience with the older J-Series Routers (J4350 and J6350), and these have some problems with packet forwarding only mode, beginning with the merge of JUNOS without Security and JUNOS with Security (I think it happened beginning with JUNOS 9.3).
My question is: Does someone have any experience with SRX1500 devices as branch routers with Full BGP Tables? Is this box considered as stable for this use case, or is it still a Security only box, where packet forwarding can work, but sometimes it doesn't?
There is not any compareable box for this from Juniper, especially for this price. Even MX150 does not have so many ports, or even a redundant power supply.
Thanks for your input.