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Re: ip-precedence for management traffic


From: Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:50:37 -0800

David Hiers wrote:
If the world wants an internet that is as predictable and reliable as
the PSTN, it'll bear the cost of protecting the control plane.  A
fundamental choice in the protection scheme is physical architecture.
IB or OOB, it's always a good thing to be explicit in design
decisions, and not adopt legacy/heritage decisions without
consideration.
What's the "control plane" anyway? It includes google, right?

Mike


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