Re: OT: prefix length used by backbone routers

[Greg Maxwell <gmaxwell@martin.fl.us>]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Randy Bush wrote:

> >>> disagree, it is important for low-cost high-speed Internet.
> >> i suspect the days of forwarding lookup speed problems are past us
> > I'm afraind you are assuming maximum router speed as slow as 10Gps.
>
> no i am not.  i am presuming that the forwarding lookup will continue to
> keep up with line speeds.

Whatever cases there are that can be made about strange fast optical
switching technology, comparing 128 bits is within the same order of
magnitude as comparing 48 bits, so it's unlikely to be an issue.

Back on topic: The way multihoming is done will have a much more profound
impact on how much work routers have to do.