[112122] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: real hardware router VS linux router
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jack Bates)
Thu Feb 19 11:08:13 2009
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:08:07 -0600
From: Jack Bates <jbates@brightok.net>
To: Bill Blackford <BBlackford@nwresd.k12.or.us>
In-Reply-To: <6069A203FD01884885C037F81DD75080C447EB4C@wsc-mail-01.intra.nwresd.k12.or.us>
Cc: "hardenrm@uiuc.edu" <hardenrm@uiuc.edu>,
"nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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Bill Blackford wrote:
> In scaling upward. How would a linux router even if a kernel guru were to tweak and compile an optimized build, compare to a 7600/RSP720CXL or a Juniper PIC in ASIC? At some point packets/sec becomes a limitation I would think.
It scales quite well, I'm sure, if you take about 12-16 servers,
interconnect them at 256+ gigabit, build your own communication
protocols between them. Hmmm. This is starting to sound like the Juniper
layout prior to them having hardware. :)
-Jack
