Re: Sending all BGP paths to a neighbor, not just best

From: Sean Finn (seanf@speedtrak.com)
Date: Sat Dec 16 2000 - 12:59:28 EST


Could I please request a pointer to any documentation
on this "VRF" feature/configuration?

The only context that I am used to seeing this term
is in MPLS-VPNs (and related CarrierOfCarrier)
contexts ...

cheers -- Sean

Alfredo Sola wrote:
>
> > Is there a BGP option to send a neighbor all paths per route, not just the
> > best?
>
> > I'm setting up a zebra machine for some analysis work and I'd like to have
> > all the paths.
>
> This can be done using VRFs. It is very memory intensive though, depending on
> the number of peers you have, because each peer will need its own VRF which
> will hold not only the BGP table learnt from the peer, but also its own
> routing table and its own CEF table. That is almost 70 Mb for a current view
> of the Internet per VRF.
>
> --
> Alfredo Sola
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