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Re: [RAM] Number of DFZ routers

"Chris L. Morrow" <christopher.morrow@verizonbusiness.com> Mon, 28 May 2007 16:36 UTC

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From: "Chris L. Morrow" <christopher.morrow@verizonbusiness.com>
Subject: Re: [RAM] Number of DFZ routers
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On Mon, 28 May 2007, Eliot Lear wrote:

> Chris L. Morrow wrote:
> >
> >> Can anyone  suggest the range of number of interfaces these
> >> routers have?  For  instance, what is the largest number of
> >> interfaces on an operational  router?
> >>
> >
> > I think that the current 'best' number for this is likely the cisco IDB
> > maximum which is 2048? (idb = interface database) So, at a maximum a
> > router could have 2k interfaces (logical and physical).
> >
> > I suspect that there are DSL platforms that scale beyond this, but they
> > may not live fully in the DFZ, the same probably applies to DOCSIS/UBR
> > sorts of devices.
> >
>
> http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/63/idb_limit.html

 sweet! so essentially 4k, not 2k. Thanks eliot.

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