Harald Alvestrand wrote:
>
> At 09:17 08/02/2001 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >Anyway, I agree with Mr Gao that it will be usefull to have a distinguishing
> >name for the last network element, something like ONE "outest network element"
> >or END "edge netework device" or any other that may be chosen.
>
> I think the (layer 3) network edge is inside my computer, where the TCP
> stacks interfaces to the applications. The layer 7 network edge is even
> further in.
>
> A much mmore interesting edge is the edge of a control area (where the
> corporate edge meets the ISP edge, or where the corporate network meets my
> in-house network, for instance).
The 'edge' of the network is like the 'end' of end-to-end-
it starts/ends exactly where I begin/cease to care.
I.e.,
if you can kick it, it's hardware.
if you need to muck with it, it's in the edge.
Joe
