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Re: real hardware router VS linux router


From: Ingo Flaschberger <if () xip at>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:15:42 +0100 (CET)


this plattform can handle about
100.000pps and 400mbit 1500byte packets with freebsd
http://lannerinc.com/Network_Application_Platforms/x86_Network_Appliance/1U_Network_Appliances/FW-7550
hardware:
        4x pci 32bit, 33mhz intel gbit
        1gb cf-card
        1gb ram

with this hardware even more pps should be possible:
http://www.axiomtek.de/network_appliances/network_appliances/smb_network_security_platform/na820.html
hardware:
        7x pcie (1lane each) connected network

add freebsd-net mailinglist people achieved nearly 1.000.000pps with servers (hp-servers)

I suggest to use freebsd os if quagga is the routing daemon as quagga runs more stable than on linux.

I have currently 300days uptime at my border routers (2x FW-7550), last week I had a peak with 230mbit's; no problem to handle.

Kind regards,
        ingo flaschberger


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