RE: How does one decipher switch back plane numers....

2001-02-12 Thread anthony kim
Hi, --- Fears Michael S SSgt 18 CS/SCBT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Q) How do they come up with this figure? Really what this is in reference to is the switching fabric. Many times you hear it reffered to as backplane capacity. The switching fabric is the shared highway that all bits

Re: How does one decipher switch back plane numers....

2001-02-12 Thread Larry Lamb
Actually, it would be 256bits/cycle at a rate of 62,500,000 cycles/sec. "anthony kim" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Hi, Can you explain this to me in greater detail? 256 bits * 62.5 MHz = 16,000(bits*MHz) 16,000(bits*MHz) * 1,000,000 Hz/MHz

Re: How does one decipher switch back plane numers....

2001-02-12 Thread anthony kim
Now that makes sense. Thank you. --- Larry Lamb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, it would be 256bits/cycle at a rate of 62,500,000 cycles/sec. "anthony kim" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Hi, Can you explain this to me in greater

Re: How does one decipher switch back plane numers....

2001-02-11 Thread Santosh Koshy
Hello people I think I found my answer... I had a hard time.. PhewPlease correct me If I'm wrong... I thought I'd share it with those that would like to know. switches being advertised saying (10gb backplane, 1Gb backplane, e.t.c.) Q) What does this number actually mean? A) This is

RE: How does one decipher switch back plane numers....

2001-02-11 Thread Fears Michael S SSgt 18 CS/SCBT
Message- From: Santosh Koshy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How does one decipher switch back plane numers Hello people I think I found my answer... I had a hard time.. PhewPlease correct me If I'm wrong... I

How does one decipher switch back plane numers....

2001-02-10 Thread Santosh Koshy
I have seen switches being advertised saying (10gb backplane, 1Gb backplane, e.t.c.) Q) What does this number actually mean? Q) How do they come up with this figue? Q) What do they mean by active backplane and passive backplane and which is better? Thanks, Santosh Koshy