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Gbps is not created equal. Traffic with many small packets takes a lot more resources compared to traffic with fewer but bigger. Netflix packages would be as bi
by yxhuvud 10y ago
Gbps is not created equal. Traffic with many small packets takes a lot more resources compared to traffic with fewer but bigger. Netflix packages would be as big as they come.
- toast0 10y agoAh, I'm also dealing with large packets, generally.
- bogomipz 10y agoYes, in fact for things like Juniper/Cisco firewalls they will always quote PPS in full MTU packets. If you want to bring that shiny new firewall to its knees try sending it traffic with the minimum MTU of 68 bytes at line rate for the NIC.