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Re: Do ATM-based Exchange Points make sense anymore?


From: "Petri Helenius" <pete () he iki fi>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 01:06:36 +0300



What functionality does PVC give you that the ethernet VLAN does not?

That´s quite easy. Endpoint liveness. A IPv4 host on a VLAN has no idea
if the guy on the "other end" died until the BGP timer expires.

FR has LMI, ATM has OAM. (and ILMI)

Pete



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