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From: neil@FLORA.WUSTL.EDU (Gurudatta Parulkar)
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Subject: References
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Date: 26 Aug 88 18:01:27 GMT
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Dear Sir/Madam:

I am looking for discussions/references that happened approximately 1 - 3 years
ago that debated the pros and cons of using a fixed Vs variable packet
length in high speed packet switches. In particular I am interested in 
their effect on switch to switch synchronization and also the implications
on queue/buffer sizes.

References or text including those debates would be greatly appreciated.

Neil Barrett
Washington University in Saint Louis
Computer and Communication Research Center
St. Louis, Mo 63130

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