Stewart Stremler wrote: >.. >> Ethernet was initially more convenient from a wiring standpoint, but, >> nowadays, we would be better off with token ring/ATM for most of our >> networking. > > I'd read somewhere[1] that much of the "internet backbone" uses ATM. TCP/IP > gets turned into TCP/ATM or somesuch. > >> Especially for wireless systems. > > Not so sure for wireless. Ethernet has its roots in wireless. > > For stuff like streaming video and voip, most certainly, something > like token-ring or ATM would certainly be preferable. > > [1] I can't remember where and I'm too sleepy to want to look it up, so > take with large amounts of salt.
Van Jacobson dropped a disparaging remark about ATM being notable for not correctly grasping the concepts. I have no idea what it means though. Maybe could ask Phil Karn? Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
