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Den 2010-03-23 19.36, skrev "Jon Otterholm"
<jon.otterholm@ide.resurscentrum.se>:

> 
> 
> 
> Den 2010-03-23 14.12, skrev "Ivan Voras" <ivoras@freebsd.org>:
> 
>> On 03/18/10 01:32, Andrew Snow wrote:
>>> 
>>> Jon Otterholm wrote:
>>>> This machine is going to act as access-router serving ~500
>>>> FTTH-customers.
>>>> About 500Mbit/s and 200kpps. The big issue is Dummynet, around 1000
>>>> pipes (2
>>>> pipes/customer).
>>> 
>>> That doesn't sound right, 200kpps @ 500Mbps works out to an average
>>> packet size of 250 bytes? Am I missing something
>> 
>> Maybe he's pushing VoIP...
> 
> Today we are pushing ~0,4kpps/Mbit. At the same ratio 500Mbit/s sums up to
> ~200kpps.
> 
> //JO
> 

I ended up ordering a Supermicro SC513, X8SIE-LN4F and a i5-670 as suggested
by someone earlier. I have not tried the management interface earlier,
anyone with experience running it?

//JO