cvs commit: www/en/news/status report-2011-07-2011-09.xml

Mon Nov 7 23:17:31 UTC 2011

On Mon, 7 Nov 2011, Aleksandr Rybalko wrote:

> On Sun, 6 Nov 2011 23:41:35 -0500 (EST)
> Benjamin Kaduk <kaduk at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
>>> @@ -1209,10 +1209,11 @@
>>>      </links>
>>>
>>>      <body>
>>> -      <p>Many embedded devices have Ethernet switch on board, same
>>> take a
>>> -	place on some multiports NICs, switch framework designed to
>>> give
>>> -	ability to user easily control basic futures that management
>>> -	switches have, such a VLANs, QOS, port mirroring, etc.
>>> Currently we
>>> +      <p>Many embedded devices have an Ethernet switch on board;
>>> +	in some ways this is similar to some multiport NICs.
>>> +	A switch framework is designed to give users the ability to
>>> easily
>>> +	control basic features present in managed switches, such as
>>> +	VLANs, QoS, port mirroring, etc.  Currently we are
>>>  	able to control only VLANs on:</p>
>
> Here is not exact what I mean,
> By phrase "same take a place on some multiports NICs" I mean some
> multiport NIC's have attached Ethernet switch to it, so single PCI NIC
> chip communicate with one port of this switch, but other switch ports
> connected to external RJ45 connectors.
>

Ah, I see -- thank you for correcting me.

> So maybe better to say: "Some multiport NICs also have embedded
> Ethernet switch"?

With that change, this paragraph would become:
<p>Many embedded devices have an Ethernet switch on board;
such switches are even embedded on some multiport NICs.
This embedded switch framework is designed to give users the ability to
easily control basic features present in managed switches, such as
VLANs, QoS, port mirroring, etc.  Currently we are
able to control only VLANs on:</p>

Thanks!

-Ben