Re: image stream routers

[Lincoln Dale <ltd () interlink com au>]

right.  what i'm pointing out is that if Imagestream routers really ARE 
capable of >OC12 (and perhaps multiple of them) then its unlikely its 
s/w-based forwarding.

once again - i claim no clue on how Imagestream work.  but i am very 
familiar with linux. and router/switch architecture.


cheers,

lincoln.

Edward B. Dreger wrote:
> LD> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:18:28 +1000
> LD> From: Lincoln Dale
>
>
> LD> [without having looked at Imagestream in any way, shape or form..]
> LD> 
> LD> it would be _unlikely_ that any router vendor that wants to support >OC3
> LD> could do so with the 'standard' (non-modified) linux IP stack.  if they are
> LD> modifying the 'standard' linux IP stack then its very unlikely that one
> LD> could do so without having to publish the source-code to it.  (i.e. as per
> LD> GPL).
>
> Linux, reportedly with custom RIB/FIB code.
>
> IANAL, but gpl-violations.org strikes me as interesting.  A court order 
> not to ship product is rather serious...
>
> (For those who didn't follow the link, no such injunction has been 
> granted against IS.  However, other embedded-Linux OEMs have not been so 
> lucky.)
>
>
> Eddy
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