Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 11:12:19 +0900 (JST) From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp> To: Andrew McRae <amcrae@cisco.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Routers and FreeBSD (let's have a bakeoff) Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.93.960527110554.23778B-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <199605252123.OAA09917@doberman.cisco.com>
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On Sat, 25 May 1996, Andrew McRae wrote: > Give me a observed pps on each interface, using mimimum sized packets. > Ethernet can run around 13 or 14 Kpps, and a full duplex T1 will > run around 7200 pps. The industry accepted minimum sized packet > is 64 byte ether, 52 bytes serial (ether - mac header + serial encap). > Can a PC really handle a total of 7200 + 14K + 14K = 35200 pps? > I don't know - it's actually something I can test really easily, > and it would be an interesting exercise for you to send me > a sample config and then I can have a bakeoff in the lab. I would like to see what a PC could do in a 2-ethernet and full duplex T1 configuration. With ISDN it would be interesting to see what a PC could do with a 1 or 2 ethernet and >=2 PRI config. > BTW this kind of config is very low end. I am much more interested > if you put a couple of Fast Ethernets in and then run a 45 Mbit T3. > *That's* a serious configuration :-) I don't think most people would be interested in this today. I think we can all agree that we'll leave this to Cisco for now. > If people are interested, I will publish the results. > Again, full disclosure of the environment is important. Count me in as very interested. -mh
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