[c-nsp] ip tcp adjust-mss on LNS 7206VXR

Robert E. Seastrom rs at seastrom.com
Thu Jan 11 13:25:48 EST 2007


Rodney Dunn <rodunn at cisco.com> writes:

> I'd expect that removing the fragmentation part would result
> in a net gain of overall performance through the box.

In a big big way.  Fragmentation is cheap, but the reassembly on the
far end of the tunnel is by necessity process switched will thrash the
everlasting you-know-what out of your CPU even at relatively low PPS
rates.

                                        ---rob




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