[c-nsp] max number of iBGP sessions

Nic McCartney nic at gblx.net
Tue Aug 24 11:02:53 EDT 2004


Well I might be looking at possibly 45 sessions (10 routers)

Nic
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Annu Roopa
> Sent: 24 August 2004 15:47
> To: nic at gblx.net; Cisco-Nsp
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] max number of iBGP sessions
> 
> 
> Hi,
>  
> I think the number depends more on the numbers of routes it will 
> handle and the memory
> u have on the box (and memory free). I have see using 20 with a 
> reasonable # of routes
> to be a good start.
>  
> It is better to start with RRs than Confedrations.If there is 
> going to be growth in the
> network then RR will be a scalable solution and try to ensure 
> that RR is not in the
> forwarding plane.
>  
> HTH. Anyone with better exp may add.
>  
> Annu.
> 
> Nic McCartney <nic at gblx.net> wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> Is there a rule of thumb for the maximum number of
> iBGP session before you should start to think about
> RR's and Confederations?
> 
> I have Cisco 10008's with PRE-1's running 12.0(25)S1
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Nic
> 
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for ur time and replies.
> Annu.
> 		
> ---------------------------------
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now.
> _______________________________________________
> cisco-nsp mailing list  cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
> 


More information about the cisco-nsp mailing list