Hi Chris, yes , i see your point here but i was wondering exactly about the hardware optimizations (i'm aware of software ones...well, the common ones!)
reviewing the chipsets used on the nics (for example), i've endup in Via where the chipset is a common hardware used on common nics (like desktops) (http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/networking/rhine/vt6105m/) with some others that seem fasters or optimized. again, pardon my ignorance but i would like to understand more when hardware optimization comes! apreciate your feedback Chris! really do! Esteban On 11/8/07, Chris Haulmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello List, > > > > I'm not really good at hardware, but some people i work with came with > > this question i couldn't really answer. When net5501 says: > > > > "It has been optimized for use as a Firewall, VPN Router, Internet > > Gateway and VoIP PBX, but has the flexibility to take on a whole range > > of different functions as a communication appliance. The board is > > designed for long life and low power." > > > > What does that mean technically? Is there any short answer? any url to > > point me at? What makes this hardware "optimized" for frames > > switching? > > Here's an example. Intel and AMD produce CPUs. Both have different features > that are what set them apart. > > If you had your software compiled that are optimized for Intel CPUs. Those > software would perform better on Intel CPUs than on AMD CPUs because of > options chosen to use the complete features of Intel. You can vice verse > for AMD CPUs. > > If you use generic software instead, it will not use the maximum features of > either > CPUs. > > Now about hardware being optimized for frame switching. It would probably > mean that > the chipset has software that is coded specifically to give maximum > performance for > the frame switching. > > Chris > > > > > Many thanks! > > Esteban > > _______________________________________________ > > Soekris-tech mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
