Internet Backbone Index

Thu Jul 10 20:34:10 UTC 1997

Michael Dillon wrote:

> You aren't going to make latency disappear by replacing router hops with
> ATM switch hops. Those electrons still have to cross the continent.

em fields actually. Actual electron drift would be a real latency:)

Seriously, your point about layer2/layer3 switching/routing
tradeoffs is an excellent one. The transit time on long runs
has been so thoroughly discussed as a limiting factor that I'm surprised 
we have to make this point again. (Marketing stuff I guess -  My network
is better than your network cause I've got a bigger ...)

Or alternately shall we compare ...  , nah.

Ken Leland
kwl at monmouth.com