On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 10:35:25AM -0800, Ed Karns wrote: > Processor efficiency FireWire has a 32-bit "risc" type > microprocessor, is peer to peer in hardware / firmware and has other > lean architecture features.
Uh, is having a 32-bit CPU in your NIC supposed to make it faster or slower? In the InfiniBand space, there's a proof that having that extra cpu makes small packets slower. With FireWire's slower link speed... -- greg _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
