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Hi, >> The alternative that this document proposes is odd: we use IP routers, >> but when applications need a direct SVC, they subvert the routing: >> There are two approaches to this >> >> A/ A router helps - bascally the scenario is >> >> LIS 1 LIS 2 >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> .....router... >> : : >> src ..switch.... switch ..... switch..switch ....dst >> x y >> >> The src simply sends IP packets "to" the router. The router, after >> the initial packet (which could have been the ARP packet) tells its >> immediate switches to hand off the vci/vpi from x to it, and it to x >> and y to it and it to y, to go thru the ports between the switches Just a comment. When switch with x, switch with y and a router is in a one (we called this as a router in our internet-draft), it is exactly what Ohta-san and I was proposed in draft-esaki-co-cl-forw-atm-00.txt. We proposed VCI/VPI value for a routing cache of IP packet. Thanks, Hiroshi Esaki |
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