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Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...)
From: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike () swm pp se>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:08:24 +0200 (CEST)
On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, John Kristoff wrote:
not ever support so called jumbo frames. What does having 9K ethernet frame support at a NAP get us? If one end of the connection, all those
You want to at least support 1600 or so, "baby jumbos" so people can tunnel stuff without fragmentation if they like to. If you support 1600, you're very likely to be able to support 4470 or larger, so why not do that? Anyhow, you're removing one more reason why some people can say "ethernet is lame for NAPs". If NAPs do not support jumbos, then end systems will never support them. If all internet backbone infrastructure supports larger frames, then there is at least a possibility that end systems will in the long run. A lot of servers are being connected via GigE nowadays, and with jumbos being a possibility, why not support it? -- Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike () swm pp se
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- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...), (continued)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Leo Bicknell (Aug 22)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Marc Slemko (Aug 22)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Leo Bicknell (Aug 22)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Dan Hollis (Aug 22)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Miquel van Smoorenburg (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Mikael Abrahamsson (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) RJ Atkinson (Aug 22)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Mikael Abrahamsson (Aug 22)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs RJ Atkinson (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) John Kristoff (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Mikael Abrahamsson (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) John Kristoff (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) RJ Atkinson (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Miquel van Smoorenburg (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) RJ Atkinson (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Antony Antony (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) RJ Atkinson (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Antony (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Greg Maxwell (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) Greg Maxwell (Aug 23)
- Re: Ethernet NAPs (was Re: Miami ...) RJ Atkinson (Aug 23)