[26199] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: A call for the future. Was: Re: Verio Decides what parts ofthe internet to drop
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert E. Seastrom)
Thu Dec 9 12:14:09 1999
To: Tim Wolfe <tim@clipper.net>
Cc: Vijay Gill <wrath@cs.umbc.edu>, Dean Anderson <dean@av8.com>,
Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>, NANOG <nanog@merit.edu>
From: rs@seastrom.com (Robert E. Seastrom)
Date: 09 Dec 1999 12:10:23 -0500
In-Reply-To: Tim Wolfe's message of "Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:40:13 -0800 (PST)"
Message-ID: <87yab411mn.fsf@valhalla.seastrom.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Tim Wolfe <tim@clipper.net> writes:
> On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Vijay Gill wrote:
>
> > Full route table size is not a problem. You can burn a hard disk as you
> > mentioned to store it. The issue is getting data in and out of the
> > processor, i.e. number of pins. Core flows are not ameneable to caching.
> > This approach will fail the first time you see a new packet and need to
> > swap from hard disk.
>
> Not that it would be very economical, but what are the technical
> implications of using a solid state device (such as the Quantum's
> RUSHMORE NTE series) instead of a normal hard drive?
You slightly change the point at which life becomes unmanageable. In
the grand scheme of things it would be about as noticeable as a 1/2
mpg increase in your car's fuel economy.
---Rob
