Re: Classical Draft Status (long)

keshav@research.att.com Mon, 18 October 1993 17:17 UTC

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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1993 11:33:00 -0400
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Cc: atm@matmos.hpl.hp.com, deering@parc.xerox.com
Subject: Re: Classical Draft Status (long)

Steve Deering writes:
> For supporting unicast IP, ATM is a mediocre but acceptable subnetwork
> technology (IP works most efficiently and with minimum complexity over
> connectionless, variable-length-packet subnetworks, but it can be made to
> run over anything)

For supporting Quality of Service, IP is a mediocre but acceptable subnetwork
technology (QoS can be provided most efficiently and with minimum complexity over
connection-oriented, fixed-length-packet subnetworks, but with sufficient
underloading, can be provided over anything)

I guess we're quits...

keshav