Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 19:37:01 +0100 (BST) From: Jim Dixon <jdd@vbc.net> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@obiwan.psinet.net.au> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Throughput on kernel routing rules? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.970816193025.21948G-100000@avon-gw.uk1.vbc.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970817010815.14827B-100000@obiwan.psinet.net.au>
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On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Adrian Chadd wrote: > Anyone ever done any tests to see how many packets per second FreeBSD > can route? We have seen something like 10-15Kpps. There is a group at MIT working on a FreeBSD-based router, see http://ana-www.lcs.mit.edu/anaweb/pcrouter.html As I recall they talk about forwarding 500Kpps through the kernel, perhaps 50 - 100 Kpps through the interfaces. They use a modified FreeBSD and two CPUs, one to do the forwarding and one to handle the gated calculations. It's well worth looking at. -- Jim Dixon VBCnet GB Ltd http://www.vbc.net tel +44 117 929 1316 fax +44 117 927 2015
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