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Fast Networks [was Re: Ungodly packet loss rates]

  • From: Kent W. England
  • Date: Tue Oct 22 15:41:59 1996 
At 06:54 PM 21-10-96 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>	We can build bigger doors (MTU)  but the conveyer belts are stuck
>	at 100Mm/sec.  We need faster conveyer belts!

We have them now.
>
>	(waiting for HPPI-64 or G-Ether technologies w/ baited breath :)

No need to wait.
(Oh, and it would be better if your breath were bated rather than baited :-)
>
>	And then watch out 2-4Gbps backplanes... (that is aggregate right?)
>
>-- 
>--bill
>
>
There are technologies that already have aggregate throughput of 20+Gbps.

--Kent
speaking as a L2 agnostic and PacBell NAP consultant

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