Browsing speeds may slow as net hardware bug bites
 

Browsing speeds could slow over the next week as old hardware is upgraded to handle the net's growth, says networking giant Cisco.

Some older kit has hit an upper memory limit in the number of routes it can use to despatch data around the world.

In the last few days the number of possible routes breached that upper limit which might mean those routers start to struggle.

Already some firms are reporting users are having problems.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28786954

Global Internet Routing Table Reaches 512k Milestone

Since the early 1990s, we’ve watched as the number of entries on the Internet routing table has steadily grown. In 2008 the table reached 256,000 routes, triggering action by network administrators to ensure the continued growth of the Internet. Today we know that another significant milestone has been reached, as we officially passed the 512,000 or 512k route mark!

http://blogs.cisco.com/sp/global-int...12k-milestone/

"Browsing speeds"? If you lose a route, your speed is zero.