[144495] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: vyatta for bgp
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dobbins, Roland)
Mon Sep 12 16:54:51 2011
From: "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins@arbor.net>
To: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:52:54 +0000
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On Sep 13, 2011, at 3:43 AM, Everton Marques wrote:
> Would Cisco ISR G2 3925E classify as software-based router?
Yes.
> Do you expect it to bend itself down under a few Mbps of 64-byte packets?
Especially if they're directed at the router itself, at some point, sure - =
though the ISR2 certainly has more horsepower than the original ISRs, and I=
've personally yet to witness an ISR2 being DDoSed, so I've no feel for the=
specific numbers. Features also play a role.
This isn't to say that the ISR2 isn't a fine router - but rather that one m=
ust be cognizant of performance envelopes prior to deployment in order to d=
etermine suitability to purpose. One can't reasonably expect vendors to ex=
ceed their design constraints in any type of equipment.
;>
One can and should test the specific performance envelope of any prospectiv=
e infrastructure purchase, of course.
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