> What is the difference between Layer2 and Layer3, and what does that > affect?
Layer3 == routing (based on IP destination address) Layer2 == switching (based on enet dest. address) Layer3 is probably not important for you. > HP: > Throughput: 2650 - 10.1 mpps (64-byte packets) 2626 - 6.6 mpps (64-byte packe > ts) > Switching capacity: 2650 - 13.6 Gbps 2626 - 9.6 Gbps > > Dell: > Switch Fabric Capacity 8.8 Gb/s > Forwarding Rate 6.5 Mpps > > So, in both cases, the HP is faster, but ... is that 6.6mpps "per port" > (ie. the pp?) ... right now, I'm seeing max of around 3Mps going out a > server, with average being well below 1 ... so I can't see hitting that > high any time soon ... For 100Mbps ports, the max packet rate in one direction is 10^8/672 == 148809 pps (packets per sec) per port. So for 24 port full duplex ports you get an aggregate maximum throughput of 148809*24*2 = 7738068 = 7.14Mpps (Million pps). For a 48 port switch it is 14.29Mpps. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
