[c-nsp] 1841 suitable for BGP?

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 10:31:06PM -0400, Matthew Crocker wrote:
> > I'm looking at a router to handle 2 x 10Mb/s (ethernet) feeds and  
> > take a
> > full BGP routing table from both ISPs. Will an 1841 with 384Mb suffice
> > for this, or do I need to look at higher spec models?
> 
> Technically yes, it will handle it BUT (thats a big but) the 1841 is  
> not a distributed router so the main CPU has to do everything.  The  
> BGP updates once per minute will crush the router and cause all  
> packets to stop.  

Please read up on the way CEF works before spreading FUD.

What you describe is true for process switching, but if you *are*
doing process switching, you have much worse problems than the BGP 
scanner.

gert
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