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CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:39 am

Hello,

I'm currently using a CCR1072 and a CCR1036 for the PPPoE session for around 2000 users, each with 1000 active users. Now I would like to improve the performance when processing the PPPoE sessions. I buy two CCR2116. or should I better use two 1072 and install the V7.x on it?
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Jun 11, 2022 3:45 pm

i think 1072/2216 is not optimal for BRAS/BNG/PPPOE concentrator

1072/2216 are best used as border/core routers in fast-track mode or fast-path (in 2216 hardware accelerated routing)

using 1072/2216 as a BRAS/BNG/PPPOE concentrator is a waste of money

2 x 1036 work better, more performance as a BRAS/BNG/PPPOE concentrator than a single 1072 and are cheaper

2 x 2116 work better, more performance as a BRAS/BNG/PPPOE concentrator than a single 2216 and are cheaper


in your scenario the 1072 you already have will be better as core router only (without pppoe or queues) for your fleet of 1036 and 2116 working as pppoe concentrators for end users
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:01 pm

do you think it makes a difference whether I'm running V6 or V7 on the devices?
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:27 pm

do you think it makes a difference whether I'm running V6 or V7 on the devices?
in 2116/2216 you will no have another option than running v7

if you are asking about performance improvements, you will not have any performance improvement moving your 1072/1036 to v7

to date the only relevant motivation to move a production router from v6 to v7 is the need to take advantage of some new feature only available on v7
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:20 pm

anyone know what happen here internet port first port
idk when did that start happen ver7.3.1 CCR1036
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:50 am

Hi

Which is better to have in functionality to be BRAS/BNG 2116 or 1036?

Thank you
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:48 pm

do you think it makes a difference whether I'm running V6 or V7 on the devices?
in 2116/2216 you will no have another option than running v7

if you are asking about performance improvements, you will not have any performance improvement moving your 1072/1036 to v7

to date the only relevant motivation to move a production router from v6 to v7 is the need to take advantage of some new feature only available on v7
That is not true.
We got HUGE performance improvements in cpu usage of both 1036 and 1072.
We got higher cpu usage in lower end routers because of the missing route cache, but everything is working as expected.
we upgraded the whole network from latest 6 LTS to 7.4, now to 7.6 without any issues, other than adapting the route filters to the new syntax.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:54 pm

4 months and several versions since that post, no doubt things have improved
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:55 pm

We tried v7 since 7.4 and got a really nice improvements also on older CCR. Better cpu utilization and distribution of loads.
Really nice!
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:53 pm

I have 2400 pppoe users in a single CCR1036.
All those pppoe users coming from the same sfp+ interface, but divided in 7 vlans. In each vlan interface there is a pppoe server.

Other than that it has same number of ques, albeit 100 mbps and 200 mbps queues which hardly get filled. Also doing NAT with about 60+ source NAT filters. Other than that, simple firewall and default route to my upstream provider. (no BGP). It handles 3500Mbps upstream traffic, in the peak hours.
RouterOS ver. 6.48.1 and surprisingly it works without any problem.
I'm I overloading it?

I bought a CCR2116 two weeks ago, but there is not rush, I will either replace the old one, or put them in work together.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sun Oct 30, 2022 1:09 pm

Or move to DHCP and dump PPPoE. PPPoE has MTU and CPU overhead due to encapsulation, DHCP does not have any such issues.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sun Oct 30, 2022 2:30 pm

This
Mikrotik should really look into Option82 / CircuitID matching now that they're overhauling the DHCP service
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Mon Oct 31, 2022 4:06 pm

Or move to DHCP and dump PPPoE. PPPoE has MTU and CPU overhead due to encapsulation, DHCP does not have any such issues.
I would dump PPPoE, but my radius/billing software is limited on other ways to AAA dhe dhcp clients.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:14 pm

Then dump your AAA software and switch vendor to one that keeps up with the times.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Tue Nov 01, 2022 4:55 pm

Can you suggest what king of authentication would be used along with DHCP?
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Tue Nov 01, 2022 8:52 pm

Can you suggest what king of authentication would be used along with DHCP?
if your access network is open (ethernet switches ) you will need to stick with PPPoE for auth

in other access network like GPON you must authorize CPE so there is no much need for aditional auth
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Wed Nov 02, 2022 2:33 pm

That's what I thought, so lets stick to the PPPoE, and original topic.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:30 pm

Can you suggest what king of authentication would be used along with DHCP?
DHCP options of your choice based on your needs, DHCP client ID, DHCP+RADIUS

https://docs.splynx.com/networking/auth ... hcp_radius

https://mum.mikrotik.com/presentations/ ... rllcom.pdf

https://systemzone.net/mikrotik-dhcp-se ... us-server/

Anyone advising PPPoE in 2022 is the same as advising IPv4 instead of IPv6. I wouldn't count them as competent experts.

There's no magic that will remove CPU+MTU Overhead of PPPoE. The closest is RFC4638, but that only solves the issue on ISP side as most CPE on their side do not support it other than MikroTik CPEs or similar.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:33 pm

if your access network is open (ethernet switches ) you will need to stick with PPPoE for auth
Why? Perform MAC binding and use various DHCP options that you need or want and client ID.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Fri Nov 04, 2022 8:24 pm

at the end a secure access layer is the better way and a must have

the problem arise when using non managed access layer like dumb ethernet switches (non capable of binding or any other security function) , trying to compensate the lack of security on access layer enforcing some mechanism on the gateway is the limiting factor

with every day higher and higher speeds like GPON, including s encapsulating mechanism like PPPoE is a unneeded overhead not only beacuse of MTU issues, but the encapsulating process consumme resources

so if you provide slow speeds you can live with PPPoE without problem

for high speed trowing out PPPoE provides performance and scalling gains, but you need a Access layer capable of securing some access like GPON
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Nov 05, 2022 8:41 pm

How does DHCP MAC binding, options etc fail to work on BNG level even if the last-mile is a dumb switch? In all cases, the MAC binding should work.
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:06 pm

if access layer switches do not enforce any other user can Clone the MAC address
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:35 pm

Man, what are you talking about? That's possible on PON too with the right skillset. That doesn't stop anything.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Mon Nov 07, 2022 5:44 am

then PPPoE does not solve the situation neither because with the right skillset. That doesn't stop anything.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sun Nov 13, 2022 1:54 pm

then PPPoE does not solve the situation neither because with the right skillset. That doesn't stop anything.
Sure. You're arguing against DHCP. But since we agree both PPPoE/DHCP can't be stopped with the right skillset, why use PPPoE and lose MTU overhead/CPU overhead?
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:51 am

Or move to DHCP and dump PPPoE. PPPoE has MTU and CPU overhead due to encapsulation, DHCP does not have any such issues.
Hi i know its an old thread.. but called my attention on your post.. could you elaborate a litle bit more on that?

i am running a 1036 2S+ rev2 just running PPPOE and i am having issues on speeds on pppoe-clients just on the wifi side..

we have around 800 sessions pppoe with fiber 300mbps and 500mbps.. just wifi6 ax1500mbps running.. when we plug gigabit cable on router port and pc.. our speedtest go normal 350mbps and 550mbps on both profiles.. but wifi6 phones connected in wifi won´t go over 390mbps download max and upload easily near 700mbps.. when we plug router wifi6 straigh in another ether interface from ccr1036 withou pppoe-server just with static IP direct to pc we get 940mbps download and 940mbps upload.. and on the same phones on wifi6 we get max 850mbps down and 850mbps upload.. same router.. when we switch to pppoe-server connected on the SPF+ 10gbps port directly to OLT uplink sfp+10G port via vlan.. we get issue downlod wifi drops to 250 to 390mbps max speed.. could this be profile or queue-type issue? this makes me confused.. and cpu on 1036 on peak times at night with average 1.5gbps wont go over 15% cpu usage. i am running long term 6.48.xx
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:53 am

Or move to DHCP and dump PPPoE. PPPoE has MTU and CPU overhead due to encapsulation, DHCP does not have any such issues.
I would dump PPPoE, but my radius/billing software is limited on other ways to AAA dhe dhcp clients.
Same problem here..stuck on radius because of that.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:32 am

@PortalNET

PPPoE is an encapsulation protocol, it made sense in the era of hubs and massive L2 domains back in 1998 with DSL era.

Now we are living in PON world with QinQ/VLAN support. There's no reason to use PPPoE except to stick to an outdated protocol just as many do with IPv4 instead of IPv6.

Anyone defending PPPoE is plain stupid or too old and should retire while they can.

You can migrate to DHCP and talk with your AAA vendor, example:
https://docs.splynx.com/networking/auth ... hcp_radius

DHCPv4 + DHCPv6 can work together by enabling dual stack queues option and use radius option.
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Fri Mar 24, 2023 6:18 pm



I would dump PPPoE, but my radius/billing software is limited on other ways to AAA dhe dhcp clients.
Same problem here..stuck on radius because of that.

and you are not alone, is a very real often situation, but will be useful to put some pressure over radius/billing software vendors to fix this

i understand that you as a network responsible can not trow out the window the billing software, that predates income stream for the company so is a sensible topic

fortunately with PON access technologies we are seing all the assumptions that supported the predominance of PPPoE falling out

only billing software stays as a barrier to drop PPPoE, will be a gradual process to remove this nowadays unneeded ppp protocol overhead
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Mon Apr 03, 2023 8:14 am

Option 82 works well on ros7 so you can move to DHCP and still keep the AAA, have not tested with usermanager but I know free radius works :)
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Sat Nov 11, 2023 1:50 pm

@PortalNET

PPPoE is an encapsulation protocol, it made sense in the era of hubs and massive L2 domains back in 1998 with DSL era.

Now we are living in PON world with QinQ/VLAN support. There's no reason to use PPPoE except to stick to an outdated protocol just as many do with IPv4 instead of IPv6.

Anyone defending PPPoE is plain stupid or too old and should retire while they can.

You can migrate to DHCP and talk with your AAA vendor, example:
https://docs.splynx.com/networking/auth ... hcp_radius

DHCPv4 + DHCPv6 can work together by enabling dual stack queues option and use radius option.


Hiya DarkNate

Understood, i eventually fixed my issue, it was nothing related to mikrotik anyways.. and yes you are correct its and old protocol bust still very usable on nowdays projects even fiber...and the speeds issue was nothing related to pppoe or radius or mikrotik..

It was related to OLT Chipset vendor... aldo the OLT has 10G uplink ports.. somehow the QUEUES structure on the OLT either software or hardware had issues.. i cant get download speeds normaly 1G either on GPON system... but somehow the 10G uplink ports had some strange behaviour whilst running Wifi6 speeds.. but on cable mode ethernet 1G it worked flawless.

So we made a new test using Ethernet GE ports on OLT directly attached to mikrotik ethernet ports.. and setup a PPPOE server and forward traffic from specific PON via VLAN to specific pppoe server going out on the uplink GE port.. and it worked flawless.. same speeds 940Mb on pppoe either via wifi6 AX routers.. and either cable cat6 normal.. when going backward to 10G uplink port on OLT.. with specific 10G uplink vlan...and pppoe-server the same issue comes back.. 300mbps download and upload on wifi6 , and on cable 940mbs download and upload speeds.. something realted on the queues configuration... we did testing directly on a 10G server machine dialing pppoe direct on PPPOE-Server on 10G uplink SFP+ from mikrotik without going past 10G uplink OLT... and we got 9gbps download speed easy.. on pppoe-user. so, some chipset vendors adevertising 10G uplink ports.. some configuration on software is not working properly on Wifi6 devices..
 
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Re: CCR1072/1036 vs. CCR2116 with 2000x PPPoE

Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:22 pm

Anyone defending PPPoE is plain stupid or too old and should retire while they can.
There seems to be an obsession with PPPoE in some countries, even in multiple gigabits FTTH days.

In Sweden it was used by some xDSL providers for a short while.

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