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Re: CIDR FAQ
From: peter () demon net
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 08:59:43 +0100 (BST)
Let's excuse the fact that gated consumes more memory than a cisco for the same amount of routes for a second...
HA HA HA HA. Sorry, had to laugh. Is my PCI Pentium limited to 64Mb RAM and can only carry ~30k routes? No. Architechture first, penis length second. Memory is only relevant if you can use it efficiently. Same for CPU.
Okay, so let's talk functionality. Are there HSSI PCI cards available? Can you do SMDS over this card? Frame? What about a DS3 ATM card, or higher?
I agree, this is where "real" routers are required. However, by the time you can afford the high bandwidth connections you can most definately afford the routers. So the argument goes away. For a T1 line or Ethernet, especially locally in the US (not here) the cost of the router *outweighs* the cost of the line, and so commercial decisions will be made based on router cost. Regards, -- Peter Galbavy peter () demon net @ Demon Internet phone://44/181/371_3700 http://www.wonderland.org/~peter/ snail://UK/N3_1TT/London/42_Hendon_Lane/Demon_Internet_Ltd/
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- Re: CIDR FAQ Simon Poole (Aug 16)
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- Re: CIDR FAQ Eliot Lear (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Arnold Nipper (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Paul A Vixie (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Yakov Rekhter (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ bmanning (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Randy Bush (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Jon Zeeff (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Yakov Rekhter (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Paul Traina (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ peter (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Tony Li (Aug 16)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Dave Siegel (Aug 15)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Nicolas Williams (Aug 15)
- Re: CIDR FAQ bmanning (Aug 15)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Nicolas Williams (Aug 15)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Nathan Stratton (Aug 15)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Nicolas Williams (Aug 15)
- Re: CIDR FAQ Dave Siegel (Aug 15)