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>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of
>Howard C. Berkowitz
>Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 6:28 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: ARP and TCP/IP layering [7:8335]
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>Indeed, some of the layers are there for political reasons,
>especially the session layer. The major reason the session layer was
>separated out is to give an existing CCITT committee from the
>teletext work something to do. The functions of session quite
>reasonably could be given to transport and application, which is
>usually the case in IP stacks. Ironically, one of the few stacks I
>know of that truly has seven layers, NFS, comes out of the IP, not
>OSI, world.
>
>CL: Dare I ask the difference between Layer 3 switching and Routing? ;->
Sir,
I believe the US Marines have dealt with this. Sorry about not being
more precise in my explanation, but more detail would NEVER get
through my filter.
"This is my switch rifle
This is my router gun.
One is for fighting
One is for fun.
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