TCIS List Acct wrote: > What specifically does the RE do, if not packet forwarding? Sorry for the > lack > of clue here, we are coming from the Cisco world where the NPE generally does > it > all.
The RE manages the routing policy, the routing-protocols(bgp sessions etc.), the routing-tables and so on but does not do any packet forwarding. Packet forwarding in Juniper M-series is done in the packet-forwarding engine which consists of the System-Switch-Board(CFEB in M7i and M10i, SSB in M20, SCB in old M40, SFM in M40e, M160 and M320), the FPCs and the PICs itself. Packet-forwarding is completely done in hardware, usually at wire-speed. Regards, Nico -- Accelerated IT Services GmbH Schubertstrasse 10 D-67251 Freinsheim [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.accelerated.de/ Telefon: +49 6232 - 672568 Telefax: +49 6353 - 989039 HRB: 60665 - Amtsgericht Ludwigshafen UstID: DE253684415 Geschäftsführende Gesellschafter: Nicolaj Kamensek & Ole Krieger _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp
