GS@DEEP-THOUGHT.MIT.EDU.UUCP (04/06/87)
Could someone provide pointers to recent papers or studies addressing implementation concerns of large local area networks using TCP/IP to communicate between 10-100 VAXes (or other larger-than-workstation system) and 1000-10,000 standalone workstations (PCs to Suns)? I would be particularly interested in experiences with unix, VMS or unix/VMS environments. The kind of information I am looking for is the DOs and DON'Ts of the architecture design and any tradeoffs that must be considered. I have a few naive questions also. Does performance of the network degrade as the number of hosts increases (independent of the amount of traffic)? Does the number of hosts defined in the namespace play a part? Can a large local area system cause a degradation in performance of a larger group (other intenet sites not in the local area)? Any information would be appreciated. Please respond directly as I am not a regular reader of this list. Gordon Strong gs%ee@mit-xx (Arpa) gs@mit-eddie (uucp) -------