[c-nsp] 3560 buffering

[Benny Amorsen]

Marian Ďurkovič <md at bts.sk> writes:

> Yes, if both hosts are connected at the same speed, no extensive buffering
> is needed. However, another usage scenario for such switches is speed
> downshift, e.g. 1Gbps uplink -> 100 Mbps host (or 10 Gbps -> 1 Gbps),
> where the relation to TCP window size does apply.

It would be extremely handy if the switch did flow control in that case.
However, I believe the 3560-series is incapable of transmitting
XON/XOFF, while it does respect incoming XON/XOFF.


/Benny