FW: use Bird as Route Server for Balcan-IX

[Brandon Zhi]

Hi there,
     Use IXP manager is very suitable for small IXPs and easy to configure.
It may be useful for you.

On Mon, Jul 18, 2022, 7:06 PM <george.nicolae at orange.com> wrote:

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> Hello
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> My name is George Nicolae and I work for Orange Romania Communications (
> former Telekom Romania Communications).  We operate an Internet Exchange :
> Balcan-IX ,  that is mainly present in Romania but have also point of
> presence in countries around us, and partner with IX-es from this countries.
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> Now we have around 50 customers and 6500 prefixes exchanged.
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> We now use Quagga for route servers and we analyze what is the best way to
> upgrade, both as hardware and software.
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> As you developed Bird,  that is used by most of the major players in the
> IX market, we want to ask you for information about usage BIRD as
> route-server in our IX. Following come in my mind at first hand
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> ·        What hardware did we need for accommodate 2 Route Servers with
> Bird ,  taking into consideration following:
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> o   Double the number of prefixes and customers
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> o   We use the hardware for Route Servers and if possible for other tools
> that is related  as reporting ,  looking glass and others if are available.
> Did you know about integrations of your software with other
> reporting/configuration tools ?
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> o   We have an mixed environment and we need to make customization of the
> service
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> ·        Is bird Software free?  Do you developed other tools related  to
> usage of this software as Route Server.
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> ·        What are requirements regarding Operating System and Hypervisor
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> Also we appreciate any info regarding Bird and also comparison with other
> alternatives for this role.
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> Thank you
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> George Nicolae
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> Orange Romania Communications
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