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Re: Pathchar problems evaluating switched networks

  • From: Jim Jackson <jj@scs.leeds.ac.uk>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:03:37 +0100 (BST)


On 23 Jun 1998, Michael Slavitch wrote:

> 
> If your 10MBit link is full duplex you will see traffic throughput at
> a rate > than 10 megabits, but somewhat less than 20 megabits.  Since
> most cards and switches these days are autosense, if your connection
> is right to the switch then this indeed would be the case.
> 
> I've personally seen throughput on 10MBit full-duplex links approach
> 19Mbits/sec (18.666, to be exact).

Mmmmm. would you care to define throughput in this situation.
If you mean the switch was reporting 10Mbits inward and 10Mbits outward
then fine. For one traffic flow then 10Mbits (less all overhead) is still
the max.

Jim