RE: [RPRWG] A question on IP over RPR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Takefman [mailto:tak@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:58 AM
> To: Devendra Tripathi
> Cc: Jim Forster; lcwang@xxxxxxx; stds-802-17@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RPRWG] A question on IP over RPR
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> Speaking with my Cisco Hat on,
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> we have received so much customer feedback that RPR should have
> the hooks in to allow layer 3 to control / select various things
> like ring selection. I believe the standard should allow either
> layer 2 or layer 3 to control it. When layer 3 knows some things
> about what is going on below, it can make better decisions.
>
> mike
>
Mike,
When Layer 3 knows more about the what is going on below it gets
very complex.
raj