Re: Ungodly packet loss rates

[bmanning () ISI EDU (Bill Manning)]

> Bill Manning wrote:
>
>       In fact... :)
>
>       To borrow from your FedEx model.. 
>       We can build bigger doors (MTU)  but the conveyer belts are stuck
>       at 100Mm/sec.  We need faster conveyer belts!
>       (waiting for HPPI-64 or G-Ether technologies w/ baited breath :)
>       And then watch out 2-4Gbps backplanes... (that is aggregate right?)
>
> Oh, well.
>
> You do not need 2 or whatever Gbps backplanes to build
> terabit per second networks.
>
> --vadim

        Correct.  I've got a terabit network on my desk right now.
        Its kind of simple and doesn't scale well... only two ports.
        But what can you expect from strands of fiber... :)

--bill
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