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Re: Vyatta as a BRAS
From: "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins () arbor net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:44:11 +0000
On Jul 14, 2010, at 10:17 PM, Joe Greco wrote:
The truth is that you can keep throwing CPU at a problem as well. I can size a software based router such that it can remain available.
Not against mpps, or even high kpps, you can't, unfortunately.
Software based platforms have an incredible edge in areas that hardware based platforms don't, including capex and the ability to find replacement parts after a disaster.
I agree 100% with this, and with much of what you say. My point is that at the *edge* - like a BRAS, which is how this thread started - one must have platforms which can be adequately protected against attack/abuse, and hardware-based platforms are the only practical way to do that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobbins () arbor net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice. -- H.L. Mencken
Current thread:
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS, (continued)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Curtis Maurand (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Joe Greco (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Dobbins, Roland (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS khatfield (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Dobbins, Roland (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Robert Bays (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Franck Martin (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Joe Greco (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Dobbins, Roland (Jul 13)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Joe Greco (Jul 14)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Dobbins, Roland (Jul 14)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Joe Greco (Jul 14)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Tony Varriale (Jul 14)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Joe Greco (Jul 15)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Dobbins, Roland (Jul 15)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Bill Bogstad (Jul 15)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Cian Brennan (Jul 15)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Dobbins, Roland (Jul 15)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Joe Greco (Jul 15)
- Re: Vyatta as a BRAS Dobbins, Roland (Jul 15)
- A question for the house and the moderators (was Re: Vyatta as a BRAS) Larry Sheldon (Jul 15)