PBR performance on Cat 6509

[hmdavies]

Is PBR (Policy Based Routing) supported through CEF in the Cat 6509-E using Sup-2T supervisors, if so is there a theoretical throughput limit with this?

[Bharat Negi]

Hi

I am sure it will be supported.  Regarding throughput, there no limit to it.  

However, I can share my experience.  We used 7609 with SUP720 (which is none the less a 6509) for a mobile core backbone with number of PBRs as we need to route traffic among multiple VLANs/devices and the performance was amazing.

Regadrs

Bharat

[Ganesh Hariharan]

Is PBR (Policy Based Routing) supported through CEF in the Cat 6509-E using Sup-2T supervisors, if so is there a theoretical throughput limit with this?

Hello ,

Policy based routing is supported by SUP-2T softwares and as per my exp. i have never heard throughput issue by having PBR in cat 6500 series switches.

Assuming you are refering throuput issue with swithc perfomance after configiring PBR.

Have a look on this link PBR SUP2-T

Hope it Helps..

-GI

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[Joseph W. Doherty]

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If PBR is programmed into the ASIC hardware, performance limits should be the ASIC limits.

If PBR isn't all programmed into the ASIC hardware, perforamance will be much, much less.

(NB: on some platforms, I recall [?] certain PBR statements are not supported on the ASICs.)

[eng.eslamany]

I am using PBR in 6509-E  Sup-2T with full supported

and as a know no theoretical throughput limit with the PBR in the switch