[e2e] on local ethernet throughput?

[Alex Cannara]

Ahhh, good questions.  Some may be surprised to hear that the latest
'craze' in network equip. design at places like Cisco, Nokia, etc. is to
"send no bad packets" from LAN-connected devices.  In other words, no
cut-throat (oops, through) switching.  Since a switch must necessarily
be a bridge, regardless of forwarding mode, bridging is as alive in
curricula as ever.  Though it may be called "switching" for fear of not
being au courant.  But oldies learned long ago of routers as "packet
switches", so the term hasn't a marketing bang for some.  
There are curricula that follow fads, but none of us would do that,
right mateys?  {:o]

Alex
 

Lloyd Wood wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Vernon Schryver wrote:
> 
> > > From: Lloyd Wood <l.wood at eim.surrey.ac.uk>
> >
> > > > As we teach new LAN students, bridging is
> >
> > > we still teach students about bridging?
> >
> > Is that a sarcastic comment equating the typical network syllabus to
> > reading the trade rags?
> 
> It's a question. The questionmark at the end is generally regarded as
> the giveaway.
> 
> What does a 'typical network syllabus' look like these days?
> 
> L.
> 
> <L.Wood at surrey.ac.uk>PGP<http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/L.Wood/>