> > That's even more strange as the RP generally can carry more routes than > the ESP - other datasheets claim that it can do at least 4M routes or more > when acting as a route reflector.
This is because as a route reflector/route server you are storing routes in memory. As part of the data plane you are installing them in hardware On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Charles Sprickman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Apr 10, 2013, at 3:53 AM, Beck, Andre wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > (as that's a long time since last post to this thread, I'll reply to > > the list only and clear up CCs, hope that's Ok). > > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 01:09:58AM -0800, Mack McBride wrote: > >> > >> Final answer on how long 1M routes will work for is variable. > >> At least 18 months, possibly as long as 3 or 4 years. Beyond that > >> and there is going to be table pruning if growth continues. > > > > We've prodded Cisco via several routes about that problem, as I couldn't > > believe the ASR1002-X would really max out at 1M FIB despite all the > > similarities to the ESP40+RP2 combo. Turns out there was a Cisco internal > > "Unidimensional Scaling Sheet" with way better numbers for the case of > > equipping the box with 16GB RAM. > > I think I posted that here as well, but I never found out if it was OK to > officially quote the numbers as the document I saw had "CONFIDENTIAL" all > over it. > > > I made clear how the current published > > numbers are a deterrent to ISPs in a certain size range shopping for > NPE-G2 > > replacements, and the numbers just came public in the data sheet: > > > > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps9343/data_sheet_c78-450070.html > > > > From Table 8: > > > > 500,000 IPv4 or 500,000 IPv6 routes with 4GB Memory > > 1,000,000 IPv4 or 1,000,000 IPv6 routes with 8GB Memory > > 3,500,000 IPv4 or 3,000,000 IPv6 routes with 16GB Memory > > I saw that, but note that if you look at the RP2 datasheet, they still > maintain the limit is 1M: > > > http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps9343/data_sheet_c78-441072.html > > Performance > • 1,000,000 IPv4 or 1,000,000 IPv6 routes > > That's even more strange as the RP generally can carry more routes than > the ESP - other datasheets claim that it can do at least 4M routes or more > when acting as a route reflector. > > > That should finally clear up this issue and makes the 1002-X an excellent > > replacement for NPE-G2 I think, with a sufficient DFZ lifetime > expectancy. > > Already collecting BOMs here ;) > > Based on some quotes, it's something of a bargain as well. If you step up > to the ASR-1004 with an RP2 and an ESP that can do 4M routes, the cost is > about double. Perhaps that's one reason for this inaccuracy. :) > > Also finally heard back from Juniper, and they are claiming a 4M RIB and > 1M FIB in the MX-80 series, so I suppose that puts them out of the running. > They offered that an MX240/480/960 scales "much higher", but didn't even > hint at a list price. I suspect it's well out of our price range (and out > of anyone's price range looking to replace a G2 or augment some 6500 gear > that can't scale beyond 1M routes in the FIB). > > Glad to hear someone else confirming the 1002-X numbers though… > > Charles > > > HTH, > > Andre. > > -- > > Cool .signatures are so 90s... > > > > -> Andre Beck +++ ABP-RIPE +++ IBH IT-Service GmbH, Dresden <- > > _______________________________________________ > > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
