[c-nsp] gigabit ethernet ring for metro ethernet deployment

[Mikael Abrahamsson]

On Sat, 6 Jan 2007, Saku Ytti wrote:

> poorer performance), replacing EAPS and all other proprietary hacks.

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3619.html

Network Working Group                                            S. Shah
Request for Comments: 3619                                        M. Yip
Category: Informational                                 Extreme Networks
                                                             October 2003

                            Extreme Networks'
              Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching (EAPS)
                                Version 1


At least Extreme tried to make it a standard. I don't know if it was a 
problem of "Not Invented Here" or what, that made very few pick it up.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike at swm.pp.se