[j-nsp] Transfer some task from MX to VRR

[Mark Tinka]

On Monday, December 01, 2014 03:09:15 PM Eric Van Tol wrote:

> I'm pretty sure the VRR is mostly for solving the problem
> of iBGP session scaling.  If that's not the case, I'm
> sure someone will correct me.

I think vMX can forward data. It will come down to how well 
it optimizes the CPU, and how good the CPU actually is.

> You don't have much choice with eBGP if you don't want to
> use multihop, unless you want to backhaul every customer
> circuit via L2 to your VRR, in which case the VRR is
> basically the gateway for the customer's circuit.

Agree.

Your design can get complicated if you separate routing from 
forwarding for a particular device or downstream-set.

Mark.
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