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Draft ion minutes

  • From: Albert Manfredi <manfredi@arl.bna.boeing.com>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 18:15:37 -0800
  • CC: ion@nexen.com, swallow@cisco.cmo
  • Organization: Boeing North American

malis@alpo.casc.com wrote:
> 
> These are the draft ion minutes.  Please send corrections to the list.

[ ... ]

> George gave a brief ATM Forum MPOA update. A major change was made to the
> MPOA architecture that significantly reduced the complexity of the effort.
> MPOA devices are now confined to their own LIS, so communication with MPOA
> devices on other LISs must be accomplished through a router.  A simpler
> client/server model has been developed, LANE will be used for LAN
> functionality, and SCSP will be used to synchronize MPOA servers.  With this
> change, the MPOA effort is about 99% complete.

Sounds like capitulation? It was a "too hard"? Is what's left, roughly
speaking, LANE + SCSP?

Everyone have a Merry (Happy?) Christmas!

Bert
manfredi@arl.bna.boeing.com