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Re: MX204 Virtual Chassis Setup


From: Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 01:26:30 +0200



On 8/26/23 00:54, Tom Beecher wrote:

It would, sure. Instead of storing a single prefix/next-hop with flags in memory, you now have to store every prefix/next-hop that you are announcing as well.

Indeed.

But it has been worth it. The load balancing from PE-to-PE has been fantastic, especially when coupled with BGP Multipath.

No more messing about with LOCAL_PREF for multi-homed customers, and it works just as well with different (but equal-length) AS_PATH's.

Mark.


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