> bill wrote:
>
> > for some, yes. running 1ge is fairly common and 10ge is
> > maturing. bleeding edge 40ge is available ... and 1500byte
> > mtu is -not- an option.
> >
> Me wonders why people ask for 40 byte packets at linerate if the mtu is
> supposedly
> larger?
>
> Pete
got me... although I could fabricate a rational.
40 byte packets @ 40Gig is a wonder to contemplate.
the whole ATM argument (53byte "cells" over 100Meg)
being an egregious overhead expense for segmentation/
reassembly is amplified here.
--bill
