RE: IP QoS issues

To: "Masataka Ohta" <mohta at necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>
Subject: RE: IP QoS issues
From: "Constantine Protopapas" <wiztech at cmpnetmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 20:43:46 +0300
Cc: <ietf at ietf.org>
Delivery-date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 13:52:56 -0400
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In-reply-to: <199807072309.IAA08910@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>

> > 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?

Theoretically yes. I haven't seen a router yet that can deliver this
performance despite all the marketing hype.
Still ATM is more commonly used for high performance, because it was there
before IP and multi layer switching/routing.

Constantine Protopapas
e-mail: wiztech at cmpnetmail.com
	  wiztech at hol.gr

"...i've seen the future;it's digital..."

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