If there is sufficient CPU power (and I/O to the CPU) as compared to the bandwidth, then this is doable.
Tony On Jul 19, 2010, at 11:40 PM, Akyol, Bora A wrote: > Except that the goal you set below is very very hard to do on a software > router unless its CPU has packet classification properties implemented in HW. > > In some systems, just the act of receiving the packet in the ISR and > classifying it into a bucket is enough to overwhelm the system without > proper hardware assist. > > Bora > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Smith > [mailto:na...@85d5b20a518b8f6864949bd940457dc124746ddc.nosense.org] > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 2:39 AM > To: Tim Durack > Cc: NANOG list > Subject: Re: Vyatta as a BRAS > And that's the crux of the issue. Can the box survive if line rate > maximum PPS is being aimed at it, either for forwarding or at the > control plane? If the answer is yes, then whether it is a "software > router" or "hardware router" is academic. >
