As far as I know open source solutions doesn't have support for fabric or high speed asics. So the throughput will always be a big difference. Unless you are comparing a pure packet software interrupt platform. ------Original Message------ From: Adam Armstrong To: Venkatesh Sriram To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Routers in Data Centers Sent: Sep 25, 2010 7:18 PM
On 24/09/2010 11:22, Venkatesh Sriram wrote: > Hi, > > Can somebody educate me on (or pass some pointers) what differentiates > a router operating and optimized for data centers versus, say a router > work in the metro ethernet space? What is it thats required for > routers operating in data centers? High throughput, what else? Depending upon the specific requirements of the scenario at each type of site, the optimal devices could be either identical, or completely different. :) adam. Sent via my BlackBerry® device from Claro
