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Re: switch speed question
From: Eric Gearhart <eric () nixwizard net>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:51:12 -0700
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Bruce Grobler <bruce () yoafrica com> wrote:
Hi, It depends on how heavily loaded your switch is expected to be, for instance two machines using the switch will be able to get a full 1Gbps, however depending on the backplane (switching fabric), it limits how many ports will receive full 1Gbps when the switch is congested, e.g. a 2 gig backplane against a 24 gig. Regards, Bruce
Note that the traffic to a switch is bi-directional (full duplex) - so a 24 port gigabit switch can max out its 32 Gig backplane, if all 24 ports have a gig coming in and going out (24 X 2 is 48, more than the 32 gig backplane). This isn't immediately apparent - the other day someone at my work asked the exact question "Why's the 32 gig backplane > the 24 ports on the switch?" -- Eric http://nixwizard.net
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