On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:18:04 -0400, RJ Atkinson <[email protected]> wrote: > A4) A "bridge" is a device that forwards packets at the > Link Layer (e.g. Ethernet) of the Internet Architecture. > An Ethernet switch or Ethernet hub are examples of bridges. > > > B) An "Address" is an object that combines aspects of identity > with topological location. IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are > current examples.
That definition of "address" fails for Ethernet. To be comprehensive: an "Address" is a field in a packet header that is referenced for forwarding (at that associated layer), and whose value contains aspects of identity, which may be structured as part of a topological hierarchy. Regards, // Steve _______________________________________________ rrg mailing list [email protected] http://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/rrg
