[j-nsp] Optimizing the FIB on MX

[Adam Vitkovsky]

> Alexander Marhold
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:31 AM
>
> Hi Chuck !
>
> Followed with interest the problem and especially your solution and I have
> looked into the docu BUT:
>
> DOCU says:
> " Before you begin:
>
>     Configure the device interfaces.
>     Configure OSPF or any other IGP protocol.
>     Configure MPLS and LDP.     <---------------------------------- REALLY
> ????????????????
>     Configure BGP.
> "
>
> Why do you need to enable MPLS and LDP for PIC ?????
>
Well because Junos implementation of PIC sucks big times :)

> IMHO this is a documentation error , or do I miss something ?
>
> Regarding you suggestion of using it in a routing instance with version
> <15.1 I am not sure if that works as documentation says that it only works for
> vpnv4-BGP routes
>
> DOCU says
> "Before you begin:
>
>     Configure LDP.
>     Configure an IGP, either OSPF or IS-IS.
>     Configure a Layer 3 VPN.
>     Configure multiprotocol BGP for either an IPv4 VPN or an IPv6 VPN.
> <---------------- nthis seems to be a restriction regarding your proposed
> solution "
>
And I was hoping that Junos would finally support BGP PIC for v4 and V6 (not a VRF-lite).


adam


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