> > Hi Chris, > > yes , i see your point here but i was wondering exactly about the > hardware optimizations (i'm aware of software ones...well, the common > ones!) > > reviewing the chipsets used on the nics (for example), i've endup in > Via where the chipset is a common hardware used on common nics (like > desktops) (http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/networking/rhine/vt6105m/) > with some others that seem fasters or optimized.
Some vendors would just grab something and stick it in and make it just work with no regard for performance necessaries. Other vendors would put it in and work hard on getting their own work to be much more specialized to function effectively with whatever was imported. Chris > > again, pardon my ignorance but i would like to understand more when > hardware optimization comes! > > apreciate your feedback Chris! really do! > Esteban > > > On 11/8/07, Chris Haulmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello List, > > > > > > I'm not really good at hardware, but some people i work with came > with > > > this question i couldn't really answer. When net5501 says: > > > > > > "It has been optimized for use as a Firewall, VPN Router, Internet > > > Gateway and VoIP PBX, but has the flexibility to take on a whole > range > > > of different functions as a communication appliance. The board is > > > designed for long life and low power." > > > > > > What does that mean technically? Is there any short answer? any url > to > > > point me at? What makes this hardware "optimized" for frames > > > switching? > > > > Here's an example. Intel and AMD produce CPUs. Both have different > features > > that are what set them apart. > > > > If you had your software compiled that are optimized for Intel CPUs. > Those > > software would perform better on Intel CPUs than on AMD CPUs because > of > > options chosen to use the complete features of Intel. You can vice > verse > > for AMD CPUs. > > > > If you use generic software instead, it will not use the maximum > features of either > > CPUs. > > > > Now about hardware being optimized for frame switching. It would > probably mean that > > the chipset has software that is coded specifically to give maximum > performance for > > the frame switching. > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > Many thanks! > > > Esteban > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Soekris-tech mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
