Re: [j-nsp] Convergence time

2018-08-09 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Thu, Aug 09, 2018 at 09:36:46AM +0200, Melchior Aelmans wrote: > MX5 might not be the ideal platform handling multiple full table BGP > sessions. This is due to it's somewhat slower CPU compared to other MX > routers. "abysmally and close to useless slow" describes the "somewhat slower"

Re: [j-nsp] Convergence time

2018-08-09 Thread Raphael Maunier
MX80 (5-10-40) is a very old platform with a cpu less powerful than your cell phone. 2-3 minutes seems to be a very good performance for this platform :) I had a customer with 2* MX80 with peering and 4 full feed (95% or ram used !), and I have seen more than 8 minutes during a flap.

Re: [j-nsp] Convergence time

2018-08-09 Thread Melchior Aelmans
Hi Dovid, MX5 might not be the ideal platform handling multiple full table BGP sessions. This is due to it's somewhat slower CPU compared to other MX routers. You might want to limit the amount of full table or flapping sessions or get yourself another platform. For example MX150 or 204 wouldn't

Re: [j-nsp] Convergence time

2018-08-08 Thread Rolf Hanßen
Hi, times will depend on the type of failure. If the upstream router fails but your link does not go down (for example if there is a switch between the routers), you will have a BGP session timeout after 3 minutes (with default config) and then the router starts to change the routes, which can

[j-nsp] Convergence time

2018-08-08 Thread Dovid Bender
Hi, We currently have two MX5's with three upstreams (two of which have a BGP session with each MX5). We wanted to get full routes from all upsteams but were told by a few people at the time that should one peer drop out it would take 2-3 minutes before the MX5 would pull the routes for the