if the ipv6 routing table ever gets as large as the ipv4 routing table is today (late 2004 if you're going to quote me later), we'll be in deep doo. --
Paul Vixie
"Nut-uh!"
*WHEN* the ipv6 routing table gets as large as the ipv4 routing table is today (late 2004, when you quote me later) it won't be a problem.
As a matter of fact, I would bet that Cisco , Juniper, and any other edge/core router manufacturer are banking on this happening.
Today's routing table can be carried on older edge routers very effectively (There are many 7500, 7200 series routers out there), and I predict that this will continue to be the case for quite some time (at least a few more years) This is not conducive to the business model of Cisco Systems. *WHEN* the IPv6 routing table is the same size that it is today, I seriously doubt that there will be any problem with finding a CPU fast enough, RAM with a memory rate high enough, or CPU to memory bandwidth wide enough to handle it.
And when that time comes: I promise that any Cisco sales person will have at least more than a handful of routers to sell you that'll handle the load just fine.
I'm Jerry Pasker, and I approved this message.
