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Are you ready for 768k day?

March 15, 2026April 22, 2019 by j2sw

As the global routing table increases, routers use more and more memory to hold these tables in memory. Most routers use what is called TCAM memory to hold routing tables. TCAM memory is much faster than normal RAM, which makes it ideal for accessing large routing tables on a router.  However, TCAM is generally viewed … Read more

Categories Internet Architecture Tags 6500, 768k day, bgp, Cisco, routing, tcam 1 Comment

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