Re: [j-nsp] FBF (Filter Based Forwarding) available on M5/M10?

From: Jeff Bartig (jeffb@doit.wisc.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 12 2001 - 11:25:25 EDT


On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 11:22:46AM +0200, Hank Nussbacher wrote:
> The wonderful FBF - http://www.juniper.net/techcenter/notes/552003.html is
> only supported on M20/M40/M160? Huh?!
>
> Well first we see from here that one needs an Internet Processor II ASIC to
> do FBF:
> http://www.juniper.net/products/105005.html
>
> Next, we see from:
> http://www.juniper.net/news/features/ipii/faq_ipii.html
> that the Internet Processor II ASIC is standard on M160 routers and as a
> simple control board upgrade on the M20 and M40 systems.
>
> Am I to deduce that the M5/M10 routers can't do FBF?

The M5 and M10 have an Internet Processor II. See:

http://www.juniper.net/products/brochures/150006.html
http://www.juniper.net/products/m5-m10-l2.html

Filter Based Forwarding works fine on the M10. We just completed
testing this feature as a policy routing replacement for a future
deployment.

Jeff

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