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[Steve Deering <deering@parc.xerox.com>]

> We need a term which defines the region for which cut-through or
> direct connection is possible.  The term NBMA network fits well but
> the term is defined as something that doesn't support broadcast so a
> another term is wanted (maybe not needed, but wanted).

I don't know if this helps, but in IPv6, we have adopted the term "link" for
any instance of a layer (IP - 1) service.  This terminology is based on the
traditional usage by (some) IP people of the term "link layer" for whatever
is below IP.  It is a synonym for the OSI folks call a "subnetwork".  Here's
our definition:

   link        - a communication facility or medium over which nodes can
                 communicate at the link layer, i.e., the layer
                 immediately below IPv6.  Examples are Ethernets (simple
                 or bridged); PPP links; X.25, Frame Relay, or ATM
                 networks; and internet (or higher) layer "tunnels",
                 such as tunnels over IPv4 or IPv6 itself.

Steve