> Hi Nick, > > You're done. You can buy more recent server hardware and get another > small bump. You may be able to tweak interrupt rates from the NICs as > well, trading latency for throughput. But basically you're done: > you've hit the upper bound of what slow-path (not hardware assisted) > networking can currently do. > > Options: > > 1. Buy equipment with a hardware fast path, such as the higher end > Juniper and Cisco routers. > > 2. Split the load. Run multiple BGP routers and filter some portion of > the /8's on each of them. On your IGP, advertise /8's instead of a > default. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin >
Hey Bill, thanks for your reply!!!! Yeah option 1...... I think we will do whatever it takes to avoid that route. I don't have a good reason for it, it's just preference. Great manufactures/produts.... etc..., we just like the flexibility we get with how things are setup right now. Not to mention extra rack space! Option 2 is exactly what we are looking at. But before that, we are looking at upgrading to a PCIe 3 x8 or x16 as mentioned earlier for that "small bump". If we hit 25% increase in throughout then that would keep the barracudas in suits at bay. But for now, they are really breathing down my back... :) N.
