Re: [j-nsp] Traffic Sampling in JunOS5.1

From: Jesper Skriver (jesper@skriver.dk)
Date: Tue Dec 11 2001 - 14:27:43 EST


On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 01:16:44PM -0600, Stephen Gill wrote:
> Limit is per box due to the RE - PFE bus (100MB) over which the sampled
> jcell must pass.

Just doing a bit of math

64 bytes * 7000 pkts/s * 8 bit/byte < 3.6 Mbps

So it's hardly a bandwidth problem, even though I've heard the
same from Juniper employees, it's more likely a CPU problem on
the routing engine ...

/Jesper

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