> >Readers of this list may be interested >in the results of a four-vendor >core router bakeoff just posted here: > >http://lightreading.com/testing > >Each vendor supplied: > >up to 12 x OC-192c >up to 48 x OC-48c > >The entries were: > >Charlotte's Networks Aranea-1 >Cisco 12416 >Foundry NetIron >Juniper M160 > >Tests included: > >IP baselines >MPLS baselines >BGP table capacity >MPLS LSP capacity >longest-match lookup >route flapping >route convergence >filtering >class of service > >There's also a discussion of packet reordering. Howard will probably like the quote from Kamran Sistanizadeh, CTO, Yipes Communications Inc. "There isn't such a thing as the best Internet core router." ________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer http://www.priscilla.com _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]