Break 2.5Gbits/s limit
Disk-to-disk throughput &
useful applications
Need faster cpus (extra 60%
MHz/Mbits/s over TCP for disk to disk), understand how to use
multi-processors
Evaluate new stacks with
real-world links, and other equipment
Other NICs
Response to congestion,
pathologies
Fairnesss
Deploy for some major (e.g.
HENP/Grid) customer applications
Understand how to make 10GE NICs
work well with 1500B MTUs