RE: IP QoS issues

[Masataka Ohta <mohta at necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>]

> > > Furthermore the  paths of vcs from different routers can overlap
> > > in
> > > the backbone and this cannot be noticed explicitly. The aggregate
> > > numbers
> > > work out because  each router can only put so much traffic into
> > > the net,
> > > Then problems can come up if many routers use the same internal
> > > path.
> >
> > That some ATM switches can not support so many VCs/VPs is a problem
> > of the ATM swichies.
> >
> Depends always on the size of the ATM switch. Most switches that are used on
> the backbone (eg. Newbridge 36190 Core Services Switch) goes up to a maximum
> 2.000.000 VPCs and VCCs per switch. Generally, high-capacity ATM switches
> have adequate capacity.

Don't you think that IP routers can do the same thing?

							Masataka Ohta