Re: Sequentially assigned IP addresses--why not?

[Anthony Atkielski]

> We seem to be talking 5-6 orders of magnitude in
> speed here.  Even Moore's Law doesn't help in that range.

I don't see why all this processing power is required.  You look at the
incoming address, you figure out which outbound path can handle that
address, and you forward it.  Simple.  Even if the full address is a
thousand digits long, you only have to look at the digits around your level
to determine the next step in routing.