Thus spake "Peter Galbavy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Why ? > > I am still waiting (after many years) for anyone to explain to me > the issue of buffering. It appears to be completely unneccesary in > a router.
Routers are not non-blocking devices. When an output port is blocked, packets going to that port must be either buffered or dropped. While it's obviously possible to drop them, like ATM/FR carriers do, ISPs have found they have much happier customers when they do a reasonable amount of buffering. S
