[ih] principles of the internet

[Miles Fidelman]

John Levine wrote:
>> For example, you could, today, build a network that was POTS user interface,
>> but independently routed packets inside. (Nobody would bother to do such a
>> crazy thing, I agree, but it's technically possible! :-) But I wouldn't
>> really call the result a 'datagram network'....
>>      
> I was under the impression that's how most current phone switches and
> transmission networks work.  All IP on the inside, backwards compatible
> interfaces at the edges.
>    
I'm not sure I'd consider IP over MPLS or ATM as "independently routed" 
packets.

Miles Fidelman

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