[Fwd: Re: 32-port gigabit switch]

[Jeffrey B. Layton]

Dave Vehrs wrote:

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>>>Additionally the latency on Gigabit is simply to high for large
>>>clusters.  Remember on clusters latency is more important than
>>>throughput. 
>>>
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>>>
>>Bzzt. Wrong. Dead Wrong. "It depends" is the correct answer. (Don't
>>pass GO, don't collect $200).
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>>
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>OK show me how to do 512 nodes or higher with Gigabit and reasonable
>latencies (i.e "for large clusters").
>

It depends upon your APPLICATION. Some need bandwidth, some need
latency (some don't really need either :) Stating that latency is more
important than bandwidth is really just trying to start a flame war. I'm
suprised you're trying to start a flame war =:)

Jeff