[18536] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Q:Why router with ATM interface comes out earlier than pure SONET interface?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christian Kuhtz)
Mon Aug 3 22:46:25 1998
From: "Christian Kuhtz" <ck@bellsouth.net>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 22:38:12 -0400
In-Reply-To: <19980804102535.09389@krdl.org.sg>
> On Mon, Aug 03, 1998 at 06:32:35PM -0400, Christian Kuhtz wrote:
> > Why not just make ATM variable cell size altogether?
>
> Try designing switching hardware with bound delays and delay jitter and
> you will understand. Implement large-scale switching hardware with
> Gigabytes of high-speed memory for buffering and keep costs low.
Guys, the above was a tongue in cheek remark. :)
Cheers,
Chris
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