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Re: New draft on embedding the RP address in IPv6 multicast address
Hi,
On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 02:48:52PM -0400, Brian Haberman wrote:
> Perhaps you should petition the IEEE to develop this protocol or
> write a draft on how a layer 3 devices should advertise their
> interest in receiving packets on layer 2 addresses.
Which is something direly needed in "tightly meshed" ethernet switch
environments - some sort of "layer 2 SPF" protocol telling each
bridge where what MAC address is connected, what the shortest path
to a given target is, and so on.
It's doable, but unless the market is willing to pay $$$$ for such
devices, I doubt any vendor will invest the necessary money.
Gert Doering
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