Thanks for your replies. They will be full BGP routers, each with two Intel X520-da2 cards. Currently I only have 200-300 Mbps, I plan to max out at 2-3 Gbps.
Mike pt., 25 kwi 2025 o 17:02 Anthony Hoppe <aho...@backblaze.com> napisał(a): > Hi Mike, > > As far as BIRD is concerned I believe your configuration is fine. I don't > see any reasons you can't configure the machines for power efficiency as > this should not make the system unstable. It will just impact how quickly > BGP reconverges when there are large table changes. You could test and see > how long it takes them to learn full tables from a clean slate and that > would be your absolute worst case. I'm going to guess it'll be fine. > > To Brandon's point, are you configuring these machines as route servers? > Or will they be in the path as full routers in your network? If they're > just going to be route servers, I think you should be fine. If they're > going to be "in the data path" as full routers, what sort of throughput are > you desiring? > > ~ Anthony > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM Brandon Z. <bran...@huize.asia> wrote: > >> Hi Mike, >> >> The BIOS mode and BIRD configuration are unrelated — BIOS is just a >> system bootloader. BIRD handles route advertisements and reception in a >> single-threaded manner, so a higher CPU frequency helps with processing >> routing tables. As for using a Linux server as a core router, I’m not sure >> about its packet forwarding performance. >> >> >> Best, >> *Brandon Z.* >> HUIZE LTD >> www.huize.asia >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://huize.asia/__;!!A7vfX_LdLUs!vvbC6FP7v_SF_I3TBhe_IxjU1aSWWW2SxY4R9zLxzQ7OQdIdllWygiqOvzZe7NF1ooWsj8bcSd5mg_VYU2wE$> >> | www.ixp.su >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ixp.su/__;!!A7vfX_LdLUs!vvbC6FP7v_SF_I3TBhe_IxjU1aSWWW2SxY4R9zLxzQ7OQdIdllWygiqOvzZe7NF1ooWsj8bcSd5mg_H-JhMW$> >> | Twitter >> >> This e-mail and any attachments or any reproduction of this e-mail in >> whatever manner are confidential and for the use of the addressee(s) only. >> HUIZE LTD can’t take any liability and guarantee of the text of the email >> message and virus. >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM Mike Neo <neomike...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Who can help me? >>> >>> wt., 22 kwi 2025 o 10:51 Mike Neo <neomike...@gmail.com> napisał(a): >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Please let me know who can advise on this matter. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> Mike >>>> >>> > This email, including its contents and any attachment(s), may contain > confidential and/or proprietary information and is solely for the review > and use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this email in > error, please notify the sender and permanently delete this email, its > content, and any attachment(s). Any disclosure, copying, or taking of any > action in reliance on an email received in error is strictly prohibited. >
