On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 6:05 AM Tom Beecher <beec...@beecher.cc> wrote: >> That depends. When the FIB gets too big, routers don't immediately >> die. Instead, their performance degrades. Just like what happens with >> oversubscription elsewhere in the system. > > If you consider blackholing traffic because the relevant next-hops aren't > present in the FIB to be looked up as "degradation".... I guess?
Come on man, go re-read the post. The two paragraphs you cut literally explained what happens -instead of- routes dropping out of the FIB or being black holed. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin b...@herrin.us https://bill.herrin.us/
