Hi Charlie, > - It is claimed that a centralized architecture requires more resources > than a distributed architecture. This is usually false. For instance, > if a centralized node requires 100 units, and 100 distributed nodes each > require 1.03 units, the distributed architecture requires 3 more units > overall.
This would be true for tasks that can be performed either on the distributed node or on the central node. But the essential task for DMM systems, IP forwarding, is not of that nature. In centralized architecture, that task needs to be performed *both* at the edge node and also at the central node (and in fact even in between) before the packets hit the Internet/mobile device. > Even so, the additional expense of the distributed architecture > would often be a bargain for reasons of redundancy, resiliency, etc. Alper _______________________________________________ dmm mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dmm
