> > What is a FIB and RIB as a matter of interested ?
>
> Routing Information Base
> and
> Forwarding Information Base
>
> Someone correct me if I'm geezing here; the RIB includes all the BGP
> views, all the OSPF link states, etc... basically all the data
> associated with the routing processes, whereas the FIB is the
> information that is actually used to make the forwarding decision.
>
> ---rob
I believe that is an accurate description. An additional gratuitous
comment would be that, on routers that have VIP cards or line cards,
the RIB is maintained on the RSP and the FIB resides on the VIP/line
card, which is what gives you the ability to distribute the packet
forwarding load.
Mark
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