Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 May 2006 19:43:02 +0200 | From | Simon Oosthoek <> | Subject | Re: [ANNOUNCE] FLAME: external kernel module for L2.5 meshing |
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Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Tue, 23 May 2006 16:07:47 +0200 > Herman Elfrink <herman.elfrink@ti-wmc.nl> wrote: > >> >> FLAME stands for "Forwarding Layer for Meshing" >> > > Didn't you just reinvent 802.1d bridging? and/or WDS?
I wouldn't say "reinvent", but the difference is small but significant. FLAME could be seen as ad hoc WDS, I think. It doesn't need to know about the other "base-stations", which I think WDS does.
> As far as the Ethernet protocol field. Getting a real assigned number > would have to come out of the IEEE 802. > > You would need > http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/ethertype/forms/index.html > > It is cheaper (free vs $2500) to get a LLC sap assigned, but then > you would have to change the protocol. > http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/llc/index.html
Wow, thanks, $2500 is a bit steep for a useful experiment ;-) The free option could be interesting though...
Cheers
Simon
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