Re: PBR needing to hit the cpu?

On 2005-09-18-13:28:22, Sean Figgins <sean@labrats.us> wrote:

As far as I know, the hardware that you are likely using from the major company in the bay area is going to put all PBR traffic through the CPU. [...]

It's all dependent upon platform, as was stated previously. A Cisco Catalyst 6500 with Sup720 can definitely preform hardware-based PBR. On the other hand, your run-of-the-mill 2600 series (or even a Sup2 w/MSFC2, if memory serves) cannot. :)

Unfortunately, any more specific information of what vendors do would be a violation of the NDAs.

Please tell me this was meant tongue-in-cheek... -a