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Re: 2547 Route-server

  • From: Robert Raszuk <raszuk@cisco.com>
  • Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 08:20:08 +0100
  • CC: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com, asimha@cisco.com
  • Organization: Signature: http://www.employees.org/~raszuk/sig/
  • Resent-Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 03:46:38 -0500
  • To: "M. ELK" <elkou141061@hotmail.com>


All I can say that I 100% agree with you and all I can say is that I do
investigate to address this missing piece of functionality in today's
networks.

R.

> "M. ELK" wrote:
> 
> Robert
> 
> Actually this "Box" is what many customers are asking for .
> An VPNv4 RR route server which could scale to couple of hundred
> of BGP session and million of VPNV4 prefix .
> 
> using a router (built as forwarding optimized hardware and O.S   )as RR
> seems not scaling well (Ajay stated 7200/7300,which by experience showed
> limitation ), i guess that it will be good move if cisco port the RR
> software to W.S .
> 
> What are the constraints which prevent cisco to release an RR
> based on W.S ?
> 
> N.B : The same point raised by AT&T
> ( Presentation by Luyuan Fang - Principal Technical Staff Member, IP
> NetworkArchitecture, AT&T -  during MPLS world Congress 2003)
> 
> Quote
> VPN RR is out of data path - no packet forwarding is required
> Design: Route server may be more suitable than a router
> Unquote
> 
> Brgds
> 
> >From: Robert Raszuk <raszuk@cisco.com>
> >Reply-To: raszuk@cisco.com
> >To: Colin Simpson <csimpson@nexagent.com>
> >CC: mpls-ops@mplsrc.com
> >Subject: Re: [MPLS-OPS]: 2547 Route-server
> >Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:34:06 +0100
> >
> >
> >None in a real meaning of "route-server". I have not seen a one which
> >supports ebgp vpnv4 EBGP reflection with all paths propagation and with
> >similar to ipv4 route-server policy support.
> >
> >R.
> >
> > > Colin Simpson wrote:
> > >
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > Can anyone provide me with details of a commerical route-server that
> > > supports 2547. As I am having trouble to find one.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > C.
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Colin Simpson
> >
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