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MPLS VPN design - RR in forwarding path?

Subject: MPLS VPN design - RR in forwarding path?
From: baldur.norddahl at gmail.com (Baldur Norddahl)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 22:37:25 +0100
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Is there a good reason to use actual router hardware for the route
reflector role? Even a cheap server has more CPU and memory. If it is not
in the forwarding path, this is a computing task - not a move  packets  at
line speed task.

Are anyone using Bird, Quagga etc. for this?

Regards,

Baldur

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