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http://www.commsdesign.com/design_center/netprocessing/design_corner/OEG20030601S0015 does not agree with the statement Can some help figure out why MPLS is slower? ---- Devendra Vyas <coolasafool@gmail.com> wrote: > cant help but get a sense of deja-vu............. > > even when i was puzzled....sthaug helped me out... > > ram-- > yes refer the old discussions and also...refer the > book by davie/rekhter.. > > > rgds, > devendra vyas > > > On 4/21/05, sthaug@nethelp.no <sthaug@nethelp.no> > wrote: > > > One of the initial proposed advantages of > MPLS(tag switching at that time) > > > was that label switching can be done faster than > IP forwarding/switching. > > > Its now said that with the kind of routers we > have today this difference > > > is negligible. More so in the case of routers > with hardware assisted > > > forwarding. Has there been any tests (on > different vendors' routers) > > > which conclusively shows that the difference is > really negligible even > > > for amount of traffic handled by Internet core > routers today ? > > > > This has been discussed several times on the list > (have a look in the > > archives), and there's really no need to restart > the discussion. It > > has been stated authoritatively, by people working > for the vendors, > > that any difference in forwarding speed is > negligible. MPLS gives you > > other, interesting and useful features - but > increased forwarding > > speed is not one of them. > > > > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, > sthaug@nethelp.no > > > > ------- > > The MPLS-OPS Mailing List > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://www.mplsrc.com/mplsops.shtml > > Archive: > http://www.mplsrc.com/mpls-ops_archive.shtml > > > > MPLScon 2005 - May 16-19, NYC, NY > > http://www.mplscon.com/ > > > > ------- > The MPLS-OPS Mailing List > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://www.mplsrc.com/mplsops.shtml > Archive: > http://www.mplsrc.com/mpls-ops_archive.shtml > > MPLScon 2005 - May 16-19, NYC, NY > http://www.mplscon.com/ > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ------- The MPLS-OPS Mailing List Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.mplsrc.com/mplsops.shtml Archive: http://www.mplsrc.com/mpls-ops_archive.shtml MPLScon 2005 - May 16-19, NYC, NY http://www.mplscon.com/
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