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Re: Agenda for next NANOG

  • From: Sean Doran
  • Date: Tue Sep 03 18:37:58 1996

Curtis Villamizar <[email protected]> writes:

> This is an interesting problem and actually close to solvable at the
> IP level.  I'm sure you are familiar with PPP LQM.  Take out the PPP
> part and keep the LQM packet format and local storage.  Keep one LQM
> struct per ARP entry on a bcast or nbma interface (such as an ATM
> NAP).  Count packets used by each ARP entry and update SNMP and the
> LQM entry as you would in PPP LQM.  Occasionally (once a second is
> fine) send an LQM packet summarizing what has been sent.

This is a very good idea.   You might want to hand it over
to your vendor before I hand it over to mine.  :-)

	Sean.
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