BGP uses TCP. Differing MTU has no impact on update generation in BGP. BGP today has a maximum message size of 4096 bytes. TCP slices and dices that into IP packets of its own choosing.
-- Jakob Heitz. On Nov 17, 2011, at 12:37 AM, "iLya" <[email protected]> wrote: > I've read the draft but couldn't attend the session due to clash in > schedule. > > One point which is currently missing in the draft and which I consider very > important is effect of transition to "jumbo" on BGP. Many BGP > implementations today group updates to similar peers and format them only > once then replicate to multiple peers. Formatting is arguably more > resource-consuming compare to replication. When MTU is the same for all IXP > customers, then most of UPDATE messages will be formatted only once. During > transition period there will be peers with different MTU, and depending on > BGP implementation more than one formatting will be required. It would be > nice if the draft could be updated to address this subject. > > Kind regards, > iLya > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Christopher Morrow" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:09 AM > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "Martin J. Levy" > <[email protected]> > Subject: [GROW] ixp jumbo frames doc > >> We had a bit of a lively discussion in the meeting today about: >> <http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-mlevy-ixp-jumboframes-00> >> >> Some of the topics covered were: >> o Is there a problem with CRC problems with 9k ? >> o is this something that the IEEE reigns supreme on? >> o should there be other methods of deployment? >> o is this a BCP instead of Informational doc? >> o should this be adopted for WG work? >> >> We'll pass along a separate call for adoption as well, but keep these >> points in mind (and hopefully let's chat some about these as well) >> >> -chris >> (co-chair) >> _______________________________________________ >> GROW mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/grow >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > GROW mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/grow _______________________________________________ GROW mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/grow
