[Info-vax] VMS-update NL dec2015 - downloads

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Den 2016-02-02 kl. 02:11, skrev Craig A. Berry:
> On 2/1/16 6:00 AM, Neil Rieck wrote:
>
>> 1) In the last presentation (LAN Performance) it is stated that the
>> LAN DRIVER can run at 85% of line rate whilst the TCP/IP only runs at
>> 12% of line rate. Does anyone know why TCP/IP would be so poor because
>> VSI claims 90% is possible.
>
> Um, you did read all the slides in that presentation about VCI and the
> necessity for creating VCI 2.x? And previous discussions here, in the
> VMS Technical Journal, and elsewhere about VCI, spinlocks, the packet
> engine, etc.?
>
> I'm assuming that what's described in the slides as a new LAN driver and
> a new VCI are what is referred to in the roadmap as a new TCP/IP stack.
> In other words, the management interface and the CRTL consumers of VCI
> may change little or not at all. While there are some infelicities in
> those places, they can likely be forgiven for another version or two if
> they can really get from 12% to 90% of line rate.
>

12% or 90% of *what* "line rate"?

I can get close to 100% out of 100 Mb/s.
I guess they are refering to higher "line rates"...