[j-nsp] Full routes on MX5

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> Has anyone ever tried full IPv4 routes on a MX5? We have 3 peers + iBGP. We
> were told in the past that when a BGP session drops the MX5 could lock up
> for up to 2 minutes.

We have MX80s (essentially the same box) with full Internet routing
table. It works but is not recommended: RE memory (2 GB) is rather
limited, and convergence time is not great.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no