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Re: Routers in Data Centers


From: Rubens Kuhl <rubensk () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:35:34 -0300

On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:54 PM,  <ym1r.jr () gmail com> wrote:
As far as I know open source solutions doesn't have support for fabric or high speed asics. So the throughput will 
always be a big difference. Unless you are comparing a pure packet software interrupt platform.

Not high speed ASICs, but there are hardware-forwarding open-source(in
a broad definition) solutions:
http://netfpga.org

There are 3 related presentations on NANOG 50, which suggests these
solutions are reaching "real ops" quality.

Rubens


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