[c-nsp] ASR opinions..

Thu Mar 8 12:22:55 UTC 2012

Mark,

I guess it has to do with the fact that every FIB entry also has a data
structure on the RP, as control plane has to calculate the FIB (i.e.
CEF...) and then copy the result into the forwarding plane (ESP).

Arie

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Mark Tinka <mtinka at globaltransit.net> wrote:

> On Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:28:24 PM Arie Vayner
> wrote:
>
> > Mark,
>
> Hello Arie.
>
> Sorry for the very late reply.
>
> > I made sure with the BU, and they confirmed that ASR1001
> > with 8GB RAM can handle 1M routes per the data sheet.
>
> Are we talking 1,000,000 FIB entries, as I don't see how
> control plane RAM can influence FIB capacity in this
> particular case :-)?
>
> Mark.
>