Comparison of End-Point Routing/Switching (the LambdaRouter)
vs
"Big Fat Routers"

Charles Zhang, Venkat Vishwanath, Rajvikram Singh, Luc Renambot, Jason Leigh

Version: March 12, 2005

ResearchGear ID: 20050512_zhang

This is an initial report documenting the concept of using cluster computing nodes as endpoints that terminate tens of gigabits of bandwidth as a "router" to replace the more costly solution of using traditional large OEO routers. The analysis includes building systems that can handle up to 1 Terabit/s.

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