Aside from the Digital projection stuff, I fail to see the importance of this. It is simple a large data transfer over a VPN. The transfer was done over ds3's (45Mb). Any decent sized router made in 2000 should handle a ds3 in it's sleep. It takes more power to handle a 100Mb Ethernet connection. Why didn't they use OC-3c (155Mb) or higher? I'm sure Qwest could find the fiber. Maybe the Cisco gear can't handle it...
Cisco and Qwest are acting like this is a cutting edge example. Cutting edge would be a real-time transfer of an uncompressed movie. Curently the only method to do that is an ATM OC-48c (2.5Gb). The real-time transfer would be more impressive because it requires QOS guarantees on bandwidth and delay. There is no way to provide those guarantees with IP, especially over the Internet. With a file transfer there are no bandwidth or delay requirements. Hell, you can even re-transmit if necessary. Re-transmissions during a live stream are not pretty.
This is another case of Cisco doing a very normal activity (transfering data) and their marketing department making it sound like they just cured cancer. It reminds me of another company whose initials are M$...
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Aside from the Digital projection stuff, I fail to see the importance of this. It is simple a large data transfer over a VPN. The transfer was done over ds3's (45Mb). Any decent sized router made in 2000 should handle a ds3 in it's sleep. It takes more power to handle a 100Mb Ethernet connection. Why didn't they use OC-3c (155Mb) or higher? I'm sure Qwest could find the fiber. Maybe the Cisco gear can't handle it...
Cisco and Qwest are acting like this is a cutting edge example. Cutting edge would be a real-time transfer of an uncompressed movie. Curently the only method to do that is an ATM OC-48c (2.5Gb). The real-time transfer would be more impressive because it requires QOS guarantees on bandwidth and delay. There is no way to provide those guarantees with IP, especially over the Internet. With a file transfer there are no bandwidth or delay requirements. Hell, you can even re-transmit if necessary. Re-transmissions during a live stream are not pretty.
This is another case of Cisco doing a very normal activity (transfering data) and their marketing department making it sound like they just cured cancer. It reminds me of another company whose initials are M$...