Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 13:13:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: stefan@exis.net (Stefan Molnar) Cc: ulf@Alameda.net, fyeung@fyeung8.netific.com, steve@visint.co.uk, rls@mail.id.net, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Router Message-ID: <199707252013.NAA29118@Gatekeeper.Alameda.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970725112551.19230B-100000@sailfish.exis.net> from Stefan Molnar at "Jul 25, 97 11:27:03 am"
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> > > > If 32MB is not enough to hold a full routing table, I wonder - > > > how much memory do most routers e.g. cisco 2501, cisco 7500, Ascend pipeline > > > etc have ? Are those routes ever aged ? > > > > > > > > > Best regards. > > > > > > Francis > > > > > > > A 2501 doesn't hold a full routing table, the maximum memory is 16MB, > > of which 2MB are used for shared buffers. A Cisco 7500 with RSP2 can have > > up to 128MB memory, with RSP4 it can have 256MB. > > Where I use to work we put in 64MB in a 7010 to get a full BGP map. > > Stefan > > Yes, 64MB might be enough, it depends on how many BGP feeds you have. Also you need to consider that a Cisco has no VM system, no swap. -- Ulf. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-769-2936 Alameda Networks, Inc. | http://www.Alameda.net | Fax#: 510-521-5073
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