Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 12:57:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Jim Dixon <jdd@vbc.net> Cc: Adrian Chadd <adrian@obiwan.psinet.net.au>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Throughput on kernel routing rules? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970816125642.22096C-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.970816193025.21948G-100000@avon-gw.uk1.vbc.net>
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On Sat, 16 Aug 1997, Jim Dixon wrote: > On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Adrian Chadd wrote: > > > Anyone ever done any tests to see how many packets per second FreeBSD > > can route? > > We have seen something like 10-15Kpps. There is a group at MIT working On what kind of CPU? Since I guess such things are CPU bound... > on a FreeBSD-based router, see > http://ana-www.lcs.mit.edu/anaweb/pcrouter.html > > As I recall they talk about forwarding 500Kpps through the kernel, > perhaps 50 - 100 Kpps through the interfaces. > > They use a modified FreeBSD and two CPUs, one to do the forwarding > and one to handle the gated calculations. It's well worth looking > at. > > -- > Jim Dixon VBCnet GB Ltd http://www.vbc.net > tel +44 117 929 1316 fax +44 117 927 2015 > > > Tom
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