Re: 100Gb/s TOR switch

[Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>]

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 8:54 AM, Nick Hilliard <nick () foobar org> wrote:

> http://whiteboxswitch.com/products/edge-core-as5610-52x

the math on their page is 'interesting'...

1.28tbps throughput (which is .08 or so tbps better than 64 10g ports
equivalent)
960mbps forwarding

err... so for just plain switching line-rate 64 10gbps ports. For
forwarding traffic (being a router) ~1gbps.

ouch, don't route.