[7943] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: "routing table slots" and the real problem
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vadim Antonov)
Sun Mar 2 18:51:05 1997
Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 15:48:48 -0800
From: Vadim Antonov <avg@pluris.com>
To: avg@pluris.com, mo@UU.NET
Cc: nanog@merit.edu, pferguso@cisco.com
>however, to the degree this has caused people to conclude that the real
>problem is "just" memory it is a red herring and a grave disservice. this
>topic has caused more witch-hunting and suspension of reason by otherwise
>smart people than anything in recent memory.
Yes, the level of confusion (pun intended) surrounding these issues is
very high.
BTW, i agree with your conclusion (that scarcity of cycles is the issue)
completely.
I'd like to point out that flap dampening is a band-aid; the real solutions
are in eliminating sources of flap, rather than easying symptoms.
--vadim
