On 3/8/11 10:12 PM, Frank Bulk wrote: > That's 1M IPv4 routes, IIRC. Put IPv6 into the mix and that 1M quickly > shrinks.
<snip> >> I am researching possible replacements for our Internet edge >> routers, and wanted to see what people could recommend for a smaller >> chassis or fixed router that can handle current IPv4 routes and >> transition into IPv6. Currently we have Brocade NetIron 4802s pulling >> full IPv4 routes plus a default route. I've looked at Extreme, >> Brocade, Cisco, and a few others. Most range from 256k - 500k IPv4 > and >> 4k - 16k IPv6 routes when CAM space is allocated for both. The only >> exception I've found so far is the Cisco ASR 1002, which can do 125k > v6 >> along with 500k v4 routes at once. I'm curious if any other vendors >> have comparable products. >> Mx80 Doesn't use CAM for route lookups and the actual number of routes is 72MB of RLDRAM holds will vary based on the distribution of sizes but it's north of 2 Million ipv4 routes. > The NetIron XMR will get you 1,000,000 routes. > > > >
