For the switch chip in the RB1100, I have some PPS numbers that I got from testing with a Spirent test set (same gear Cisco, etc use to determine their PPS numbers.) Keep in mind I'm still learning it so there may be some problem in my methodology. (Open SmartWindow, click test. :-) )
Half duplex eth6 to eth7. Eth6 is master-port for eth7. Frame Size, PPS 64, 148810 128, 84459 256, 45290 512, 23496 1024, 11973 1280, 9615 1518, 8127 That part that makes me go WTF is I'm seeing lower 64 byte packet PPS in switch mode than Mikrotik publishes for routing throughput. The 64 byte PPS that I show is the highest that it would go without getting malformed packets back from the RB1100. Odd things like packets being chopped in half and emitted as two separate (invalid) packets. Running in full duplex mode just made things worse. Again, I might have a bad test card (eBay :-( ) or be doing it wrong so if anyone has their own numbers I'd love to see them. I just don't trust the ones Mikrotik publishes. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappydsl.net> wrote: > > So here is a nice ref. document from Cisco, pps rating on their routers... > Take a look at the PPS rating and the Max Mbps, (you still have to > consider Memory etc etc.). > > http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/765/tools/quickreference/routerperformance.pdf > > I am not aware of a similar document from Juniper, however one there > product brochure they do list pps performance number. Keep in mind they > do packet handling very different from CISCO, as such are able to handle > traffic better. > > Using Google, some sites show RB1000 is capable of doing 199,000 pps > with Connect track off... check the Cisco Chart... that is about 100Mbps > of traffic. > > I cannot find the PPS rating on RB1100... so if you know would love to > compare... > > Also, I would like to ask Dennis to let us know if he has any comparison > of what the PowerRouters can handle... > > Regards. > > > Faisal Imtiaz > Snappy Internet & Telecom > > > On 9/8/2010 9:56 PM, Francois Menard wrote: >> Even RB1100 ? >> >> That would be my choice. 399$ for 13 GigE ports... >> >> F. >> >> On 2010-09-08, at 8:53 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: >> >>> Non of the sub $1000 appliances will cut the mustard at 300-500meg of >>> traffic... 100meg no problem. >>> >>> Faisal Imtiaz >>> Snappy Internet& Telecom >>> >>> On 9/8/2010 8:44 PM, Glenn Kelley wrote: >>>> vyatta has a $799 routing appliance that will work - >>>> pfsense - on hardware will do it for free - (what an amazing price) >>>> >>>> :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 8, 2010, at 7:40 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: >>>> >>>>> Welcome to the Mid-range of traffic handling... >>>>> >>>>> There is nothing on the market place that is affordable that will do >>>>> what you are looking for. >>>>> >>>>> Best thing you can do is deploy two devices.. a Gig Switch, pick your >>>>> favorite vendor... and a Core Router for BGP >>>>> >>>>> For Core Router in the Cisco world you are looking at something with a >>>>> G1 or G2 engine ... (7206vxr or small 7301) range $5k to 10K on the used >>>>> market place. >>>>> >>>>> In Juniper Land... M10i or an M20 (if you like redundancy...) cost on >>>>> the secondary markets about $8 to $10k >>>>> >>>>> You could use a Mikrotik Power Router.. cost $ 2500 to $5000 >>>>> >>>>> Only the Cisco 7301 and Mikrotik are small and consume little power... >>>>> Everything else is big and consumes power. >>>>> >>>>> Most common, cost efficient network design would be to use GigE Switches >>>>> in a ring or your favorite network topology, with one or two Routers >>>>> located at DataCenters or NOC... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> If you find some other solution, that can do what you are looking for, >>>>> please share it with us, cause we have been looking too... what I am >>>>> sharing above with you is what we have found so far. >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> >>>>> Faisal Imtiaz >>>>> Snappy Internet& Telecom >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 9/8/2010 7:16 PM, Jon Auer wrote: >>>>>> Needing full BGP routes takes you out of the realm of cheap Layer 3 >>>>>> switches... >>>>>> You need to worry about TCAM (hardware route memory) in addition to >>>>>> RAM on Layer 3 switches and apart from decked out Cisco 6500s or >>>>>> greater you aren't going to find that. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Juniper MX80 should work. It is 2U and can have 48 GigE ports. You >>>>>> should be able to get it for $30-50K. >>>>>> >>>>>> Alternatively you could try a multihop BGP setup like Cogent has been >>>>>> known to do. >>>>>> Setup one BGP session between the customer and your Layer 3 switch at >>>>>> the tower. This carriers a route for your border router/route >>>>>> reflector to the customer and vice versa. >>>>>> Then setup a BGP session between the customer and your border >>>>>> router/route reflector. >>>>>> >>>>>> Or you could drag MPLS into it but 2 simple BGP sessions seems like >>>>>> the most straightforward solution to me. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Matt >>>>>> Jenkins<m...@smarterbroadband.net<mailto:m...@smarterbroadband.net>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> I am trying to find a Layer 3 switch that has 24 or 48 1000 base-T ports >>>>>>> with enough RAM to handle Full BGP Internet Routes. Anyone have any >>>>>>> suggestions? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For those who wonder why.... 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