North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Ungodly packet loss rates
>> Oh, well. >> >> You do not need 2 or whatever Gbps backplanes to build >> terabit per second networks. > 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 No, gigabit backplanes are not necessary for _routing IP_ at tbps. It can be done without fancy silicon. I talked that thru with many people and they agree that there is at least one way to build a tbps router in a basement. Software is a different matter, though. --vadim - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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