too many variables

Thu Aug 9 21:10:54 UTC 2007

On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 08:09:54PM +0100, Leigh Porter wrote:
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> 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.


	i'll be happy to review the data sheets and prices of routers
	w/ multicore processors.  pointers accepted.
	changing the algorithm might be a bit harder, as i think you'll 
	need to change the BGP core spec for that.

--bill

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> Leigh Porter
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> 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.
> >
> >That is a pretty big "unless" .
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> >Cordially
> >
> >Patrick Giagnocavo
> >patrick at zill.net
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> >