[112120] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: real hardware router VS linux router
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Blackford)
Thu Feb 19 10:54:51 2009
From: Bill Blackford <BBlackford@nwresd.k12.or.us>
To: "hardenrm@uiuc.edu" <hardenrm@uiuc.edu>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:54:34 -0800
In-Reply-To: <499D6E99.1090706@uiuc.edu>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
In scaling upward. How would a linux router even if a kernel guru were to t=
weak and compile an optimized build, compare to a 7600/RSP720CXL or a Junip=
er PIC in ASIC? At some point packets/sec becomes a limitation I would thin=
k.
-b
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From: Ryan Harden [mailto:hardenrm@uiuc.edu]
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:37 AM
To: Deric Kwok
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Subject: Re: real hardware router VS linux router
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While you could probably build a linux router that is just as fast as a
real hardware router, you're always going to run into the moving pieces
part of the equation.
In almost all scenarios, moving parts are more prone to failure than
non-moving parts.
Regardless of what you find out in your research, consider the above in
your cost-benefit analysis.
/Ryan
Deric Kwok wrote:
> Hi All
>
> Actually, what is the different hardware router VS linux router?
>
> Have you had experience to compare real router eg: cisco VS linux router?
>
> eg: streaming speed... tcp / udp
>
> Thank you for your information
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