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In message <[email protected]>, Deepak Jain writes: > > >Vicky, I apologize if I am hijacking your thread. > >Is it just me or does all this talk of Research (and other Public >Interest) Networks and logical separation by layer 1/2 leave [everyone] >nonplussed? > >How is logical separation of a network [say via MPLS] much different >than using a lambda to do the same thing? Wearing my researcher hat, the answer depends on what sort of research you're trying to conduct. There are more things to do with a fiber than just running IPv4 over it. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
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