next-best-transport! down with ethernet!

Tom Hill tom at ninjabadger.net
Thu Dec 29 19:57:47 UTC 2011


On Thu, 2011-12-29 at 10:06 -0500, Christopher Morrow wrote:
> yes, let's get something with say fixed sized packets, ability to have
> predictable jitter and also, for fun, no more STP!
> Ethernet is too complex, maybe something simpler? I hear there's this
> new tech 'ATM'? it seems to fit the bill!

Pfft. Everyone knows that Fibre Channel's going to replace everything...
The minute we get those 128Gbit/sec transmission characteristics,
Ethernet's gonna be as good as RS-485.







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