[j-nsp] Distributing OSPF load on MX80

[Benny Amorsen]

Pavel Lunin <plunin at senetsy.ru> writes:

> AFAIK, at least as of 11.something, BFD was handled by RE on MX80, not
> the host-CPU like it is on the big MXes. Looks like it's because the
> host-CPU on MX80 is quite less quick (marketing way of reading this is
> "it's more power and heat efficient thus more suitable for mobile
> applications, which is what MX80 was first primary designed for" :).

Fair enough, it seems that moving to BFD would not help. Unless BFD is
significantly cheaper for the CPU than full-blown OSPF hellos, of
course.

> The issue has been discussed here about a year ago:
> https://puck.nether.net/pipermail/juniper-nsp/2011-March/019245.html
>
> I think it's worth to check if any hellows are dropped by the control
> plane protection policers on the way to the RE.

Thank you, I will check that.


/Benny