Tim Wolfe <tim@clipper.net> writes:

On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Vijay Gill wrote:

...

Full route table size is not a problem. You can burn a hard disk as you mentioned to store it. The issue is getting data in and out of the processor, i.e. number of pins. Core flows are not ameneable to caching. This approach will fail the first time you see a new packet and need to swap from hard disk.

Not that it would be very economical, but what are the technical implications of using a solid state device (such as the Quantum's RUSHMORE NTE series) instead of a normal hard drive?

You slightly change the point at which life becomes unmanageable. In the grand scheme of things it would be about as noticeable as a 1/2 mpg increase in your car's fuel economy. ---Rob