From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: bert hubert Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 21:12:54 +0000 Subject: Re: [LARTC] SFQ working Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: lartc@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 02:32:44PM -0600, Amit Kucheria wrote: > Just an "understanding check"(tm) ;) > > From what i gathered from the SFQ documents, SFQ *has* to be contained in > classes and it will give 'different' flows in _that_ class a chance by > reordering packets. That's partly true. Yes, it gives flows in _that_ class a chance by scheduling packets. However, if you are talking to a real modem or a really congested link (so the cable is full, so to speak), then you don't need a class to nest it in. > Here different flows are distinguished by source & dest addresses and > source port. > > Is this right? Exactly. Regards, bert -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Software & Services Trilab The Technology People Netherlabs BV / Rent-a-Nerd.nl - Nerd Available - 'SYN! .. SYN|ACK! .. ACK!' - the mating call of the internet _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@mailman.ds9a.nl http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://ds9a.nl/lartc/