[c-nsp] C65K: Any significant correlation between import filter route-map complexity and BGP Router process utilization?

Mikael Abrahamsson swmike at swm.pp.se
Sun Sep 5 01:37:37 EDT 2010


On Sun, 5 Sep 2010, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:

> I thought the 7200 was software-forwarded, and the 7500 and 12000 used 
> ASICs loaded with the tables to do the forwarding?

Engine 0 and 1 on GSR is CPU based forwarding, so is all LCs on 7500 
(VIPs). Both are distributed though, so each linecars has its own CPU.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se


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