Re: [RRG] thoughts on the design space 3: caching

[Dino Farinacci <dino@cisco.com>]

> |The BGP data indicates that out of 250K stored routes, most routers
> |use only 25K of those routes. So isn't that a bit of wasted memory as
> |well as come-up convergence time?
>
>
> I believe that this isn't an accurate characterization.  From the  
> data that
> I've seen, most routes are being used.  However, I could easily  
> believe that
> many, many routes could be eliminated if we were able to aggregate
> maximally.
>
> Dino, if you have pointers to primary data sources to the contrary,  
> could
> you please post them?
>
> Tony

There are plenty of operators on this list who can publicly comment. I  
talk to a lot of customers and that is the number they state. I have  
to protect their identity due to confidentiality agreements.

Dino

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