On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 6:54 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > On 16:33 Thu 03 May , Suresh Kumar Subramanian wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am building the router based on linux kernel. >> >> The hardware details are below, >> 2 - 64 bit quad core processor (3Ghz core). >> RAM- 24GB RAM. >> PCI express slot- connected with Quad Port 100Mbps Ethernet adapter -2. (so >> total 8 ethernet interfaces) >> >> >> I just want to calculate the maximum traffic the router can handle..?. >> >> The maximum traffic could be, also 8 ports(100Mbps) * 2 directions = >> 1600Mbps. >> >> Can this system(kernel + hardware) handle this much traffic. (Assume the >> best case)? > > Yes, it can. I have seen a benchmark which basically said that a single quad > core cpu with ~3GHz was enough for about 4 links with 10 *gigabit* each.
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