MA> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:45:17 +0200 (CEST) MA> From: Mikael Abrahamsson MA> There are no CPU based routers with proper 10GE forwarding MA> capabilities that I am aware of, closest would be network processor MA> based (which some might argue is a lot of CPUs in some cases, but MA> it's not a 2600 type CPU anyway). MA> MA> Single-thread CPU just isn't fast enough to handle the PPS involved MA> (currently). With a little creativity, it can _almost_ be done for IPv4. With an efficient FIB algorithm, a single core on a Xeon 5400 will exceed 30 million lookups per second for IPv4 -- full table and lots of peers. Of course, that fails to accomodate RIB maintenance and FIB updates. It also doesn't take into account modern SMP CPUs; the RIB-handling code is still under development. Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/0xebd ________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc@brics.com -*- jfconmaapaq@intc.net -*- sam@everquick.net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.