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Given that OAM is a modulation technique, which is a physical-layer tech, nothing above firmware will even know about it. At most software will be able to read/
by ovi256 14y ago
Given that OAM is a modulation technique, which is a physical-layer tech, nothing above firmware will even know about it. At most software will be able to read/set a flag enabling use, similar to FX/DX on Ethernet.
- JoeAltmaier 14y agoI think its more than that. When you exceed by an order of magnitude the bitrate, different APIs will be needed to take advantage. Sure you can just send on a socket, but it will max out at the rate you can call that API (including kernel switch, copying data, waiting for a completion interrupt etc). Some kind of virtual hardware or mapped memory will be desirable to achieve great leaps in bandwidth usage.