Re: too many variables

[bmanning () vacation karoshi com]

On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 08:09:54PM +0100, Leigh Porter wrote:
> Yes a very big unless. Multi-core processors are already available that 
> would make very large BGP convergence possible. Change the algorithm as 
> well and perhaps add some multi-threading to it and it's even better.


        i'll be happy to review the data sheets and prices of routers
        w/ multicore processors.  pointers accepted.
        changing the algorithm might be a bit harder, as i think you'll 
        need to change the BGP core spec for that.

--bill

> -- 
> Leigh Porter
>
>
> Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> > On Aug 9, 2007, at 12:21 PM, bmanning () vacation karoshi com wrote:
> >
> > >    so putting a stake in the ground, BGP will stop working @ around
> > >    2,500,000 routes - can't converge...  regardless of IPv4 or IPv6.
> > >    unless the CPU's change or the convergence algorithm changes.
> >
> > That is a pretty big "unless" .
> >
> > Cordially
> >
> > Patrick Giagnocavo
> > patrick () zill net