Re: Vyatta as a BRAS

["Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins () arbor net>]

On Jul 15, 2010, at 10:23 PM, Joe Greco wrote:

> For example, for a provider whose entire upstream capacity is 1Gbps, I have a hard time seeing how a Linux- or 
> FreeBSD-based box could credibly be claimed not to be a suitable edge router.

Because it can and will be whacked quite easily by anyone who packets it, either deliberately or inadvertently.  I've 
seen too many software-based routers fall over with far, far less traffic than 1gb/sec to think otherwise.

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