BSD Router Project

• Base System
  • Base OS: Embedded FreeBSD 8.0 using NanoBSD
  • Need only 512Mb on media (flash compliant)
  • Multiple images available: i386 or amd64, vga/keyboard or serial
  • Easy upgrade process using two system partitions

• Routing features
  • All routing protocol supported by quagga: BGP, RIP and RIPng (IPv6), OSPF v2 and OSFP v3 (IPv6), ISIS
  • All routing protocol supported by XORP: BGP, RIP and RIPng (IPv6), OSPF v2 and OSFP v3 (IPv6), PIM
  • Multiple FIB: 4 Routing Tables available
  • High availability with CARP (support also load balancing the incoming connections) and VRRP.

• Qos
  • Alternate queuing using ALTQ: Class Based Queuing, Random Early Detection, Random Early Drop, Hierarchical Packet Scheduler, Priority Queuing
  • Traffic shaper using IPFW

• Ethernet features
  • 802.1q vlan tagging
  • link aggregation and link failover interface
  • bridging with support of Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (802.1w)
  • LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol)

• Network services
  • DHCP Relay

• Management from CLI (Command Line Interface)
  • local console, serial and SSH access
  • Command completion with somes BSDRP tools: config, system, show and upgrade

• Monitoring
  • SNMP v1,v2c and v3
  • Syslog
  • Netflow

Examples/labs :

Following are few example lab links where you can check the setups :

• Simple BGP/RIP/OSPF lab with Quagga
• Simple VRRP lab
• Simple Carp lab
• Lab with Carp, XORP and Quagga
• DHCP Relay and Server lab