[j-nsp] MX104 with full BGP table problems

[Eugeniu Patrascu]

On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Saku Ytti <saku at ytti.fi> wrote:

> On (2014-05-16 11:58 -0700), Tyler Christiansen wrote:
>
> > I don't have experience with the MX104s but do with the rest of the line
> > (MX80 to MX2010 [excluding MX104, of course]).  MX80 isn't dual RE, but
> the
> > CPUs are the same family between MX80 and MX104 IIRC--the MX104 is just
> 500
> > or 600 Mhz faster.  And the MX80 kind of chokes when receiving a full
> feed
> > (even just one at a time can easily send it up to ~40% during the initial
> > feed consumption).  ;)
>
> All MX, T, M linecards use Freescale PQ3 family processors. MX80
> control-plane
> as well.
> Freescale is phasing out PQ3 and MX104 uses QorIQ in control-plane and in
> 'linecard'.
>
> Exact model for MX80 is 8572 and MX104 is P5021
>
>
As a side question: what is Juniper's benefit on running a custom processor
for control plane management instead of x86 CPUs like they do with other
routing engines?