[Xorp-users] Xorp throughput

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Evgeniy Arbatov schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question about BGP routing performance of Xorp. I don't need
> to run the full BGP table on Xorp, only a small subset.
> 
> I am curious of how much throughput Xorp or any other Linux-based
> router (built on general purpose hardware) can deliver? As far as I
> understand, it is not possible to get above 100 Mbit/s without using
> one of the dedicated routers from Cisco or Juniper. Or am I wrong
> here?
> 

I used this type of System as VPN Router and achieved about 55 MiB/s
routing throughput where with 103 prefixes:
	Software: XORP 1.6, FreeBSD 7.1 with device polling and HZ=3000
	Hardware: VIA C7 CPU, 2 x very cheap Realtek Gigabit Ethernet