Re: Self routing

["Kearney" <clausen@cosy.sbg.ac.at>]

From: "Thomas 'Dent' Mirlacher" <dent@cosy.sbg.ac.at>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: Self routing


> --snip/snip
>
> > I don't think we want to change MPE but come up with an alternative,
more
> > efficient and more flexible solution.
>
> which set of requirements in mind? MPE probably is not the best solution,
> but it works.
> it is layer2+layer3, and your proposal would be layer3 - which is fine,
> if you have a specific set of services you'd like to support, but you'll
> have troubles supporting a different set of services in an efficient way.
>
would you, please, define what you mean with "layer 3"  -  why is an
encapsulation layer three, what functionality do you see that belongs into
the "network lauer"??

--cls