Re: Routers vs. PC's for routing - was list problems?

[Alex Rubenstein <alex () nac net>]

> > True... unless going for 64 bit PCI at 66MHz...
>
> 64/66 PCI has 4 times as much bandwidth - about 4Gbit/s.  Much better
> than standard PCI, but hard to find on a PC-compatible motherboard, and
> expensive when you do find it.  Enough bandwidth for 10 line-rate 100M
> Ethernet ports or six line-rate OC-3 ports (in theory, anyway).  But not
> really enough for anything faster (OC-12 or GigE) if you want line-rate
> forwarding.

Most reputable motherboards (high-end super micros, intel) support 64/66.



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