[Sunhelp] 100Mhz needed for each port in use

Thu Oct 12 17:02:37 CDT 2000

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It sounds more like a "recommendation assuming you'll saturate the
bandwidth" than a flat-out requirement. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Reagen Ward [mailto:ward at zilla.nu]
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 2:14 PM
To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] 100Mhz needed for each port in use

I wonder how that guy sold qfe cards back before these fast CPUs were avail.
CPU clock speed has little to do with the system's I/O capacity.

Reagen

On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 04:11:03PM -0500, Glover, Duke wrote:
> Hello SUN gods,
> 
> I was told by a SUN rep that you needed 100Mhz worth of processor for each
> Ethernet port in use on a qfe card.  In other words, if you wanted to use
> all 4 Ethernet ports you needed to have 400Mhz worth of processor.  I have
> been unable to find any documentation supporting this.  Has anyone ever
> heard this before ?  Or can anyone point me to some documentation that
might
> discuss this.  Is anyone out there running a system using all 4 ports with
> less than 400Mhz ?
> 
> AtDhVaAnNkCsE,
> 
> Duke Glover
> desk = 813-978-5682
> page = 888-510-6042
> duke.glover at verizon.com
> Verizon / Enterprise Information Protection Services
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It sounds more like a "recommendation assuming =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Reagen Ward [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:ward at zilla.nu">mailto:ward at zilla.nu</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 2:14 PM</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] 100Mhz needed for each port =
in use</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I wonder how that guy sold qfe cards back before =
these fast CPUs were avail.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>CPU clock speed has little to do with the system's =
I/O capacity.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Reagen</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 04:11:03PM -0500, Glover, =
Duke wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Hello SUN gods,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> I was told by a SUN rep that you needed 100Mhz =
worth of processor for each</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Ethernet port in use on a qfe card.  In =
other words, if you wanted to use</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> all 4 Ethernet ports you needed to have 400Mhz =
worth of processor.  I have</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> been unable to find any documentation =
supporting this.  Has anyone ever</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> heard this before ?  Or can anyone point =
me to some documentation that might</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> discuss this.  Is anyone out there running =
a system using all 4 ports with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> less than 400Mhz ?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> AtDhVaAnNkCsE,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Duke Glover</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> desk =3D 813-978-5682</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> page =3D 888-510-6042</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> duke.glover at verizon.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Verizon / Enterprise Information Protection =
Services</FONT>
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