Re: RPR multicast issue
My view is that buffer allocation is outside the scope
of the RPR MAC. It is a box design issue and companies that
want to minimize the probability of dropping any packet
(uni or multi) can put in as much memory as customers will
pay for.
mike
William Dai wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have a question regarding multicast packet transfer over RPR.
>
> How to make sure that all the related node on a RPR receive
> the multicast packet without dropping it due to lack of space
> in its receiving buffer ? Or it it beyond the scope of the RPR
> MAC definition ?
>
> Actually this question applies to the unicast case too.
>
> Thanks.
>
> William Dai
> Allayer Communications