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Re: suggestion.


From: Danial Thom <danial_thom@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 09:51:16 -0700 (PDT)

--- Joshua Coombs <jcoombs@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > As a "network engineer", you should know that
> the
> > internet in general doesn't guarantee
> in-order
> > packet delivery. So any application that
> doesn't
> > handle it is simply unreliable on the
> internet.
> > If an application requires in-order delivery,
> you
> > can direct the traffic to use a single link.
> But
> > you can't guarantee what happens once its out
> of
> > your network. So without a transport layer
> your
> > application is just a crapshoot.
> >
> > You have all sorts of load-balancing going on
> > throughout the internet, and almost none of
> it
> > guarantees in-order delivery. So if you
> sabotage
> > your own link thinking that you're going to
> make
> > something work, then you just don't
> understand
> > the big picture.
> >
> > Danial
> 
> I'm fully aware of that.  Inside my network,
> I'm performing VoIP, and 
> at some points in my network, there are
> multiple point to point paths. 
> Rather than clamp VoIP to one of those paths,
> and have to correct for 
> it when it breaks, I rather just use a feature
> of one of my transport 
> options to make things behave the way I need
> them to.  I don't 
> consider this sabotage, rather (repeat warning)
> using the right tool 
> for the job.  CPU and Memory are cheap and
> managable, links where I 
> need them are expensive, and take time to push
> through from order to 
> carrying data.
> 
> I like options and choice, please don't take
> that away just because 
> you only prefer one methodology.
> 
> My vote: If DFly can support both, great.  If
> not, support whichever 
> provides the most functionality and
> flexability.

Well since the number of sites using PPP are
probably 10,000 to 1 vs MPP, I'd vote for PPP.

Danial


		
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