On 9/10/05, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2005 at 08:12:48AM -0700, Michael O'Keefe spake thusly:
> > WAY you will get 1Gbs TCP transfer. You'd be happy with 80% of that, and
> > estatic with 90% (in some recent performance tests at work, were able to
> > squeeze 850Mbs with TCP over GigE). There is a comparison similarity
> > between the TCP overhead (using buffers, waiting for ACK's etc) as there
> > is with the HD transfer protocols
>
> So don't use TCP. Or even IP. Use AoE.
>
> http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=ATA+over+ethernet&btnG=Google+Search
>
On a quick look around, ATA over Ethernet seems to be a
hardware/software protocol that requires hardware that is currently
only available from only one place. $295 for a one-disk evaluation
kit (disk not inculded) is just a little steep for the home casual
experimenter. Factor of 10 more expensive than a single-disk Firewire
or USB connection kit.
carl
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