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>> Over time, however, this advantage disappeared. IP best-match >> lookup chips were developed that could do a proper IP lookup at >> full line rate for OC-48 and even OC-192. > > Though I appreciate your point Dave,..... > > Throw enough silicon at any single problem and you can solve it. The > question is what can you do with the silicon you have at your > disposal for a given thermal/power/cost foot print. ... Don't misunderstand me. I am _NOT_ one of those people opposed to MPLS! I happen to be a developer working on MPLS software, and I think it is some very good technology. I was only referring to Craig's statement regarding some people's assertion that label/VC forwarding is faster than IP forwarding. I agree with him that this assertion is not true today, although it was true in the not-too-recent past. Other uses of MPLS (including traffic engineering, various kinds of VPN technologies, policies, etc.) are still very important, useful, and desirable features. -- David
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