Re: IP CEF

From: Sami (sy1977@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jun 11 2006 - 18:55:23 ART


What about PBR ? Do I need to disable CEF ?

On 6/11/06, Sami <sy1977@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Petr,
>
> In a nutshell I can enable CEF on all the router in lab with out any worry
> whether it's tradtional rate limiting or CAR or NBAR.
>
> Thanks for your prompt reply , you guys are great !!!
>
>
>
> On 6/11/06, Petr Lapukhov <petrsoft@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Sami,
> >
> > it wont hurt to enable CEF anytime, if you are NOT explicitly told
> > to disable it :) After all, they have at least 12.3 on every router in
> >
> > the lab now :)
> >
> > AFAIR, CEF is not mandatory for CAR, but it is required for class-based
> > marking and NBAR, to mention a few. Some other CEF-dependant things
> > are related to load-balancing, and BGP policy accounting, for example :)
> >
> > Remember the main point of real lab: you could do anything that is
> > not restricted by the task conditions, as long as you get the result.
> >
> > The biggest problem is to figure WHAT is the required result ;) That is,
> > you need to pay extremal attention to the wording, and ask for
> > clarification
> > on every doubtful moment. Next step is to figure how you can verify
> > your
> > solution, and the rest is simple :)
> >
> > Oh yes, and if you have more than one alternative, choose the most
> > simple one :)
> > The simplest solution is probably always the best.
> >
> > HTH
> > Petr
> >
> > 2006/6/11, Sami <sy1977@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > Group,
> >
> > I am confused when to use IP CEF while doing rate limiting. Is CEF
> > mandatory for CAR or not ?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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