From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Sat Mar 27 23:06:22 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CD1F5AB64B for ; Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:06:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kevin.bowling@kev009.com) Received: from mail-yb1-xb31.google.com (mail-yb1-xb31.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::b31]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4F7Dws1gNVz4pgF for ; Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:06:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kevin.bowling@kev009.com) Received: by mail-yb1-xb31.google.com with SMTP id a143so9746845ybg.7 for ; Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:06:20 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kev009.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=fMll3ake4qdmEWbDjyx1HaUQVHY1qBsWUEv3aMVEHbg=; b=liX2ub7iVzcurZACkBGTU9nESxHqBxwlCr1fLQTLgDEKhRV4jfOgHR8/EudpUYFxj5 HLqcGBduuRQG7ftfaHyYIPNyNyWceXOeTDJ9h1CCu2drn5L075MykEmk5kRR8bPTJQVK KgrsXKTtPqK6HhF22SfmxuySc2dH6Wk+CQMXQ= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=fMll3ake4qdmEWbDjyx1HaUQVHY1qBsWUEv3aMVEHbg=; b=Y4bjVKkUZNDTKwS/PtedZjdTZaKY/TLdSiDr2/asTg0aJObKDUfmFm/3qKuUsf6gpY 4sdMxxUolzCBDp5PciMluYYr6xhefKAesQ4jXYg6GLh8a17ExFI4/PfK5bFLDNtXtFzB l20SZBii7+lfyj4+ssSd0JVEgYefwdpTfityabeioGA3zcgQcYPYulQA03b5AkyaX69k PH/US1T4frKchcAFCVpebhH+8p06umDD6EHCtvTbl2q8VYzAPr4G5Mo3DqeB3cjNo1TB //PlhTWITgkF/D4Elw0R9NzT5c5xBejtjJKOEu5xBMRFWGTX60DquIYTb9TOi7dtDduZ tDTw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530bczmy9e3I4gpOpyJmh82Ba0MOetqMDW8izDo4pva4y0qbyiKr ClFHxn5TsI8q0/nv6Zhc3uTX+sIRpTdAA5yc6Fp5lg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzx1DBoE3Q7C6HAz0QLe94Ycmd8lvVJxmZx3LDbnFBAasbFXAF9V6eT4wzUmTfGMVDAKPLx7A55NzqhhMoaibs= X-Received: by 2002:a25:df91:: with SMTP id w139mr27796158ybg.495.1616886379746; Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:06:19 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Kevin Bowling Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 16:06:09 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Which cpu/mainboard for fast routing (bgp, full tables) ? To: Kurt Jaeger Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4F7Dws1gNVz4pgF X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none (invalid DKIM record) header.d=kev009.com header.s=google header.b=liX2ub7i; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of kevin.bowling@kev009.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::b31 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=kevin.bowling@kev009.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.30 / 15.00]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::b31:from]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-net@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[kev009.com]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::b31:from:127.0.2.255]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[kev009.com:~]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::b31:from]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_DKIM_PERMFAIL(0.00)[kev009.com:s=google]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; SUBJECT_ENDS_QUESTION(1.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-net] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.34 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2021 23:06:22 -0000 That class of processor has fairly limited memory bandwidth. An E5 v3 or greater should get you what you want, although finding a system that makes good use of available PCIe lanes with a single socket configuration can sometimes be maddening. AMD may have a variety of nice parts for this application, although I don=E2=80=99t have any personal experience with rou= ting on such hardware. Probably equally important is the NICs, I=E2=80=99d go with= Chelsio T5 or Mellanox ConnectX 4 Lx or greater. On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 1:08 PM Kurt Jaeger wrote: > Hi! > > We currently operate routers (FreeBSD 12.x, frr7) with > Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v6 @ 3.50GHz CPUs and 10g links. > They get to around 5-6 gbit/s throughput. > > What kind of hardware can you all suggest, if we stay > in the generic PC area, to improve the routing throughput ? > > -- > pi@FreeBSD.org +49 171 3101372 Now what ? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >