1. Juniper Networks Router Architecture [NGN Router OS] Scholarly Paper Presentation (In partial fulfillment for MS Degree in Computer Engineering) Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Allnutt Co-advisor: Dr BijanJabbari George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia Lawrence Awuah lawuah@gmu.edu ljawuah@ieee.org Fall 2007
7. Routers operate in two different planes:Control Plane The control plane defines the part of the router architecture that is concerned with generating the networkrouting table. Control Plane processing leads to the construction of RIB and FIB in memory. Forwarding Plane The forwarding plane is responsible for packet forwarding. This planeis responsible for processing packets in hardware before forwarding them across the switch fabric from the ingress interface to the appropriate egress interface - HS packet processing.
15. Expandable average lifetimeLeading to CAPEX & OPEX savings - replacing old equipment vs. installing new equipment every few years + operational cost.
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19. A set of dynamically loadable applications with their own separate and protected memory spaces – security, flexibility, speed.