Hi, I don't know how many people will try to answer this question - actually it's quite difficult to answer because it depends on so many other factors. Just to make my point I'm pasting from http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/tech/tk365/tk80/technologies_q_and_a_item09186a00800949e8.shtml#seventeen
Q. How much memory should I have in my router to receive the complete BGP routing table from my ISP? The amount of memory required to store BGP routes depends on many factors, such as the router, the number of alternate paths available, route dampening, community, the number of maximum paths configured, BGP attributes, and VPN configurations. Without knowledge of these parameters it is difficult to calculate the amount of memory required to store a certain number of BGP routes. We typically recommend a minimum of 128 MB of RAM in the router to store a complete global BGP routing table from one BGP peer. However, it is important to understand ways to reduce memory consumption and achieve optimal routing without the need to receive the complete Internet routing table. Achieve Optimal Routing and Reduce BGP Memory Consumption provides more detailed information. As you can see here Cisco doesn't venture into the area of saying 1 route = x bytes. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70201&t=70147 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
