[c-nsp] Flow Control and 10GE interfaces

[Nick Hilliard]

On 23/11/2009 21:28, Gert Doering wrote:
> What are you going to do?  Flow-control (->  slow down 19 other ports)
> or drop?

The answer to this depends on the application.  If you're running regular 
IP then yes, drop a few packets.  No-one will care too much.

FCoE is a different matter and dropped packets are an extremely serious 
problem, and in this case it would seem more useful to exercise flow 
control and stuff up the transfers of a bunch of other clients in order not 
to drop anything for the one.

FCoE is not IP.  Don't confuse them.

Nick