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Re: Deploying 6to4 outbound routes at the border


From: Simon Leinen <simon () limmat switch ch>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:48:33 +0200


Daniel Roesen writes:
On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 10:45:33PM -0400, Todd Vierling wrote:
Maybe to start -- but again, what kind of 6to4 traffic level are we
expecting yet?

Peak or average? Think twice before answering. :-)

I'm told there are 6to4 relays seeing in excess of 100mbps. Not
bursts.  Can you imagine trying to handle 100mbps "internet mix"
traffic process switched? :-Z Not even talking about the peaks.

Note that not all Cisco routers use process switching for 6to4 tunnel
encap/decap (which is really just IPv6-in-IPv4).  Catalyst 6500/7600
OSR with PFC-3 (Sup32/Sup720) do this "in hardware".
-- 
Simon.


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