Re: Modelling a large ISP network with C-BGP

[Alain Hebert <ahebert () pubnix net>]

   Hi,

   Didnt say it was...  it just that it came off the blue... (its 
started in 2003).

   Snapshot dont compile yet on Freebsd.

   But those do: libgds-1.1.8-rc2.tar.gz 
<http://cbgp.info.ucl.ac.be/downloads/libgds-1.1.8-rc2.tar.gz> (May 
17th, 2005), cbgp-1.1.20-rc2.tar.gz 
<http://cbgp.info.ucl.ac.be/downloads/cbgp-1.1.20-rc2.tar.gz> (May 17th, 
2005)

I did spend a hour with the soft:

   . it is all the quality of good software...

   . small binaries...

   . fast...

   . large memory usage for simulation...  (~128M for "valid-topology 
(July 15th, 2004)")

Where I could use it:

   Well, I can see it being used in a Net Dept (of a ISP with heavy use 
of IP routing and BGP) to check pre-depolyement of a new site...  
Simulation of the impact of a maintenance... etc.

   I fail to see a usage for smaller ISP that are using BGP only for 
peering and OSPF internaly.

    I would like to feed the full routing table, and zerba/quagga/bgp 
logs, or route-views data to see a play by play of evenements...  and 
being able to inject command to try to control a evenement to reduce the 
impact on the net...
   (that would have been cool)

   Have fun...

Randy Bush wrote:

> > I'm I alone to find this a bit spammy?
> >    
>
> announcement of a free, open-source, and looking very useful tool
> for operators looks like one of the most important messages i have
> read on these lists this week.
>
> randy
>
>
>  

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