North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Extreme BlackDiamond
Bradley Dunn wrote: [...] > Adding more specifics of a /8, /16, or /24 prefix seems to > have a disproportionate impact; my guess is it has something to do with > the data structure used to store the prefixes. (If they use a 256-way > mtrie like they do for CEF, more specifics of a /8, /16, or /24 would > require creation of an additional internal node.) Good point. I'd made the simple assumption that scanner spikes were due to table churn, as when redistributing connected and/or static routes to unstable interfaces. It happens that most such will be... unnaturally specific. [...] Peter E. Fry
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