On Mon, Aug 03, 1998 at 06:32:35PM -0400, Christian Kuhtz wrote:

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Why not just make ATM variable cell size altogether?

Try designing switching hardware with bound delays and delay jitter and you will understand. Implement large-scale switching hardware with Gigabytes of high-speed memory for buffering and keep costs low.

Guys, the above was a tongue in cheek remark. :) Cheers, Chris -- Christian Kuhtz, BellSouth Corp., Sr. Network Architect <ck@bellsouth.net> 1100 Ashwood Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30338 <ck@gnu.org> "Turnaucka's Law: The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord." -- /usr/games/fortune