[j-nsp] Optimizing the FIB on MX

Colton Conor colton.conor at gmail.com
Thu Feb 18 08:31:07 EST 2016


So is the MX-104 processor really that underpowered? I have heard reports
that is was too underpowered for its pricepoint, and now I am starting to
believe it. Vincent what are your thoughts?

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Vincent Bernat <bernat at luffy.cx> wrote:

>  ❦ 17 février 2016 22:56 GMT, Adam Vitkovsky <Adam.Vitkovsky at gamma.co.uk
> > :
>
> >> Being a bit unsatisfied with a pair of MX104 turning themselves as a
> blackhole
> >> during BGP convergence, I am trying to reduce the size of the FIB.
> >>
> > You mentioned earlier that this is a new installation so why not use
> > routing instance for Internet which allows you to use PIC with your
> > current version of code and save you all this trouble duck-taping the
> > solution together.
>
> You are right. I didn't understand your answer the first time as I
> thought that PIC was for "programmable integrated circuit", so I thought
> this was a plan for Juniper to fix the problem with some dedicated piece
> of hardware.
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