RINA - scott whaps at the nanog hornets nest :-)

[sthaug at nethelp.no (sthaug at nethelp.no)]

> Completely agree with you on that point.  I'd love to see Equinix, AMSIX, LINX,
> DECIX, and the rest of the large exchange points put out statements indicating
> their ability to transparently support jumbo frames through their
> fabrics, or at
> least indicate a roadmap and a timeline to when they think they'll be able to
> support jumbo frames throughout the switch fabrics.

The Netnod IX in Sweden has offered 4470 MTU for many years. From

    http://www.netnod.se/technical_information.shtml

"One VLAN handles standard sized Ethernet frames (MTU <1500 bytes) and
one handles Ethernet Jumbo frames with MTU-size 4470 bytes."

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no