Yes the numbers are based upon 64 byte packets. All vendors do this for the
numbers game. You gotta love marketing.
"Kenneth Lorenzo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> wire-speed meaning it's processed almost as fast as it comes through the
> wire unlike when bridging is done via software.
>
> "Kent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > Any body knows what they mean by saying "wire-speed"
> > forwarding about a switch?
> > Also, when Cisco says a switch can forward at 100
> > million pps or something like this, what the size of
> > the packets they usually refer to of the PPS(packet
> > per second)? 64byte?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Kent
> >
> >
> >
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