Conference irocz::common_brouters

926.0. "VNswitch LANE performance" by VAXRIO::VENTRIGLIA () Wed Jun 04 1997 19:06

    Hi,
    
    I was browsing through hub_mgmt conference, and I found out that
    common_brouters conference is best suited for VNswicth questions, so I
    am reposting a note here to see if I get some response.
    
    The customer is one our biggest installed base in Brazil, and he is
    waiting for this info to start a bid process. Thanks in advance.
    
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    Hi,
    
    One of our largest customers in Brazil is considering the use of
    VNswitches and ATMswitches on their site. They have a question:
    
    Data Communications magazine has published in September,1996 an article
    with test results of some ATM switches and edge devices, in a Lan
    Emulation configuration. Digital was not one of the tested companies.
    He would like to know if we have some performance numbers for our
    equipments. The test is illustrated below.
    
                +---------+              +---------+
    Ethernet ---|         |              |         |--- Ethernet
    Ethernet ---| Edge    | ATM BAckbone | Edge    |--- Ethernet
       ...      | ATM/Eth |--------------| ATM/Eth |      ...
    Ethernet ---|         |              |         |--- Ethernet
                +---------+              +---------+
    
    Does anyone has some similar test results using VNswitch 900EA that
    could be shown to the customer, or any pointer to some article with
    this kind of tests on Digital equipments?
    
    Thanks in advance for any help,
    
    Best regards,
    
    Roberto
    

    Although I personally understand your urgent need for information
    for your customer, I have a small problem with cross-posting this
    topic. Once a noter has gotten responses or partial answers to 
    his/her initial question, it is seen somewhat as improper "netiquette"
    to then cross-post the same question in another notes file. It then 
    makes it a little difficult to track all the dialogue related to
    this issue. I think Hugh implied a strong enough implication that
    he had seen this information and would research it and post a 
    response in the hub_mgnt notes file. I'd give him a little more time
    to come up with an answer. He's pretty darn good about giving
    full and complete answers in a timely fashion. He's also one of
    many VNswitch Developers who are very very busy with current code
    developement for the next major release.
    
    This is just a gentle reminder from a fellow noter who follows
    fairly closely many different notes conferences, and is not intended
    to be anything but a very gentle constructive suggestion.
    Thanks for your understanding.
    
    regards,
    Bob