Part I: buffer sizes for core routers

In this article we describe recent work on buffer sizing for core Internet routers. This work suggests that the widelyused rule of thumb leads to buffers which are much larger than they need to be. For example, the buffer in a backbone router could be reduced from 1,000,000 packets to 10,000 without loss in performance. It could be reduced even further, perhaps to 10

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2005
• Where: CCR
• Authors: Damon Wischik, Nick McKeown
• Keywords: CCR 2005, Core Internet Routers, Internet Router, Router