RE: LMP revision 04

[Vijay Gill <vijay@umbc.edu>]

On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Bernstein, Greg wrote:

> Hi Vijay, for some transport technologyies SDH/SONET, G.709, and most
> proprietary DWDM systems the data plane has its own very fast mechanisms for
> discovering faults.  I wouldn't throw out using OOB IP networks to carry
> signaling or routing due to this.
>

I was not specifically addressing the transmission control/data plane
separation. Several existance proofs are around. What I was speaking most
specifically was the thought of using OSPF adjancency formation in the
general IP network (hence the clarification that this would be in
the IP realm).

/vijay