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Re: Inter-exchange media types
From: Jeremy Porter <jerry () fc net>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 01:21:34 -0500 (CDT)
I know of plans for at least 2 exchanges that will use 100baseTx as a connection option. The only real problem is the backplane limit of boxes that switch 100baseTX, (Cisco Cat 5000, 1.2gbps). This is only slightly better than the Dec Gigaswitch limit of 800mbps. Certainly the hardware to do switched ethernet is much cheaper than FDDI, and with full duplex 100mbps there is very little advantage to FDDI. (FDDI does do full duplex now, but I don't know who offers interfaces that support this.) FDDI does offer larger frame sizes, assuming you have FDDI each end with no "MTU 1500"'s in between. To me it seems like a big cost win to drop in a C5000 with 4 slots at 24 switched ethernet/slot, or 12 switched fast ethernet/slot. Particularlly since the router interfaces are about 1/2 to 1/4 as much. The exchanges with the most traffic are the ones based on the oldest technology, because there are always bugs.
Folks, I know that many of the Inter-exchange points are using FDDI and switched FDDI for inter-exchange in lieu (or anticipation) of ATM. I am wondering if anyone has considered using switched 100baseFx or similar technology for an inter-exchange. Given the relative newness of these interfaces on high-end routers I would not be suprised to hear that no one is using them right now. But has anyone looked into using them? Is there a good reason to prefer switched FDDI over 100baseFx (which can do full-duplex 100 Mb/s switched)? <tex () isc upenn edu>
-- Jeremy Porter, Freeside Communications, Inc. jerry () fc net PO BOX 80315 Austin, Tx 78708 | 1-800-968-8750 | 512-339-6094 http://www.fc.net
Current thread:
- Inter-exchange media types Jon 'tex' Boone (Apr 24)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types Jeremy Porter (Apr 24)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types Erik Sherk (Apr 25)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types Curtis Villamizar (Apr 25)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types bmanning (Apr 25)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types Dorian Kim (Apr 25)
- Re: what to do when the gigaswitches run out of gas??? Mike O'Dell (Apr 25)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types Paul A Vixie (Apr 25)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types Andrew Partan (Apr 25)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types Michael Dillon (Apr 25)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types Jeremy Porter (Apr 24)
- Re: Inter-exchange media types ipasha (Apr 25)
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- Re: Inter-exchange media types Wolfgang Henke (Apr 25)