It's worth mentioning that this proj.sunet.se/LSR2 test was done using
the previous generation of Intel 10Gb PCI-X NICs, the new ones were
announced last week:
TCP is mostly a implemenation/parameter setting problem for resonable
speeds, for high_speed, you can not drop packets.
Have a look at proj.sunet.se/LSR2.
2 $1500 mail_order PC's, 40 router hops, almost around half of
the earth.
-Peter