Re: IGPs in use

[Danny McPherson <danny () genuity net>]

Just as with ISIS .. and most anything else.  In order to continue operating 
when it's "ceiling" is reached, network design and vendor implementation must 
be tailored (optimized) to accommodate shortcomings in the specific 
application.

I've seen one of these "theoretical" ceilings w/ISIS at a previous employer 
(one of the "big 5").  I guess you could say "allowing the glass to break 
wasn't an option".

-danny  

>   Perhaps I'm forgetting something... Doesn't OSPF have a "glass
> ceiling"..
>
> Kind of like the current mboned issue's ?
>
>   Routes, * states, * interfaces |  macs, * changes...... != scalable...
>
>    Perhaps I am wrong.....   Anyone care to clarify ? 
>
>    Or, should we limit our scope of the term "scalable"...
>    In which case, OSPF is dynamite.