too many variables

Thu Aug 9 19:09:54 UTC 2007

Yes a very big unless. Multi-core processors are already available that 
would make very large BGP convergence possible. Change the algorithm as 
well and perhaps add some multi-threading to it and it's even better.

-- 
Leigh Porter

Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
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> On Aug 9, 2007, at 12:21 PM, bmanning at vacation.karoshi.com wrote:
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>>     so putting a stake in the ground, BGP will stop working @ around
>>     2,500,000 routes - can't converge...  regardless of IPv4 or IPv6.
>>     unless the CPU's change or the convergence algorithm changes.
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> That is a pretty big "unless" .
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> Cordially
>
> Patrick Giagnocavo
> patrick at zill.net
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>