# Worth Reading: Things We Know about Network Queues

DevFeed: [Worth Reading: Things We Know about Network Queues](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/worth-reading-things-we-know-about-network-queues-10975.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2024/03/worth-reading-what-we-know-about-queues/>)

Published: 2024-03-23T08:41:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datacenter.md>)

Tags: [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [data-center](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-center.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [qos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/qos.md>), [take](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/take.md>), [worth-reading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/worth-reading.md>)

## AI overview

The article recommends Avery Pennarun's piece on what is known about network queues and cautions readers to be skeptical of expensive big-buffer data center switches.

## Source excerpt

Every time someone tries to persuade you to buy (expensive) big-buffer data center switches, take an antidote: the Things we (finally) know about network queues article by Avery Pennarun.