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[hhso@srv.PacBell.COM (Hon So)]

> From owner-ion@nexen.com  Thu May 30 13:21:25 1996
> Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 12:34:26 -0700
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> > From: hhso@srv.PacBell.COM (Hon So)
> >
> > What does it take to get standardized?  Are there interest out there?
> > Looks like there are some variations on the CSR theme and may be
> > some issues.  Some standardization effort may be worthwhile.
> 
> In my view, the MPOA effort in the ATM Forum is addressing most of
> the issues here e.g.
> 
> - flow detection
> - NHRP (for address resolution)
> - cache imposition (for route servers to tell hosts to use cut through)
> 
> The specification is likely to be ready early next year.
> 

Not quite, I am thinking more along the line of finding a solution which
requires minimum new software, something like the Ipsilon approach (although
I am not endorsing a specific vendor now).  But the basic idea is very apealing
and practical.

Hon
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