[c-nsp] new 8-port 10 G bade

[Jared Mauch]

On Thu, Sep 28, 2006 at 11:28:57AM +0200, Arnold Nipper wrote:
> On 28.09.2006 04:38 Jared Mauch wrote
> 
> >	Btw, these cards are overscribed, only the 2x20G to the
> >fabric.  So you can really only expect 40G out of them, not 80G.
> >
> >	It's not a solution to the lack of 100G, sorry :(
> >
> 
> afaik the new C6513-E will be able to support 80Gbps backplane. Though 
> you still will have to wait for SupXXXX to support it.

	true, but this will still be a 2:1 oversubscribed card.

> Regarding 100G. When do you expect teh standard to be ready? Afaik the 
> WG just kicked-off ... From ethernet history 100G *should* have been 

	Yes and no.  The WG just started, but there are others
working on solutions.

> available *now*. But also keep in mind that Ethetnet technology is only 
> growing by 37% per year while Internet traffic is growing my 100+%

	This is the dilema.  There is nothing past 40G right
now.  You can have your OC768c as your single largest serialized
transmission.  Neither space (ethernet, sonet) provide the
necessary upgrades to deal with current growth projections.

	- jared


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