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Re: What price security?

To: Phil Karn <karn@Qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: What price security?
From: chase bailey <chbailey@cisco.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 16:52:35 -0700
Cc: dpkemp@missi.ncsc.mil, ipsec@tis.com
Sender: owner-ipsec@ex.tis.com

At 09:23 6/20/97 -0700, Phil Karn wrote:
>>Nonetheless, there are applications (such as gigabit routers) where the
>>processor-to-bandwidth ratio is smaller than pentium-over-modem.
>
>Which, IMHO, is yet another compelling argument for doing encryption
>on an end-to-end basis whenever possible.
>
>Phil

Yes, but the processor to bandwidth ratio have nothing in common in
gigabit routers. IP Switching is now being accomplished where the processor
doesn't "get in the way".

/chase    [chase bailey, phone: 408-527-3765, fax: 408-526-4025]
director,  business development, cisco systems, new technologies

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