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Re: image stream routers

  • From: Lincoln Dale
  • Date: Sat Sep 17 20:52:11 2005

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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