> On Sat, 4 Jul 1998, Chad Scott wrote (quoting Tom) :
>
> > > A 3640 is rated to handle 50 kpps. But you need to make sure the router
> > > doesn't bury itself (over buffering) when interfaces get maxed.
> >
> > 50 kpps? 50,000 pps? What type of interfaces do you have on this 3640,
> > OC12? That's *ALOT* of packets per second.
>
> Well, with HSSI and fast ethernet modules, you could maybe get in this
> neighborhood. Usually routers don't get anywhere near the pps they are
> "rated" for in promitional materials, though.
Well, 10meg ethernet can do about 10 kpps (more if full duplex). Stick
in the quad 10BT module and you can get up to 40kpps. High packet rates
are easily achieved on slow interfaces.
> Jordyn
Tom
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