Comment Re:faster than ram (Score 1) 262
Well, Cisco also makes the CRS-1, which they advertise as being able to handle up to 92Tbps. Of course, the fastest you can do over a single pair of fiber with this system is 40Gbps, which is an OC-768.
I just happen to work where the CRS-1 is built, and althou I can't go and start breaking NDA's. I can say that a system that is max configured for have a switching capasity of 92Tbps, spans across 72 linecard racks and 8 switch fabric racks (each rack being the size of a fridge), making the whole system seem more like a supercomputer rather than 1 gigantic router.
I just happen to work where the CRS-1 is built, and althou I can't go and start breaking NDA's. I can say that a system that is max configured for have a switching capasity of 92Tbps, spans across 72 linecard racks and 8 switch fabric racks (each rack being the size of a fridge), making the whole system seem more like a supercomputer rather than 1 gigantic router.
