[j-nsp] Static routes with aggregation switches

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> Some switch vendors support end-to-end link detection failure using 
> proprietary keep alive packets, even if there are intermediate layer-2 
> devices installed in between them. This does require the same vendor on 
> both ends though.

And Juniper supports BFD, which works well if you have Juniper boxes
at both ends. For instance:

http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/junos/junos63/swconfig63-routing/html/ospf-config24.html

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no