Subject: [rbridge] seeking input on abstract for problem and applicabi lity statement

From: petera at nortel.com (Peter Ashwood-Smith)
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:56:58 -0400

> What if you send a packet and it creates a broadcast storm? 
> Sure, you know you're up the creek, but how do you paddle back?

  If your new device (like rbridge) sends and receives hellos before it 
unblocks ports this should not happen. You really can't protect against
poor design but if each new device type follows this sort of rule
the end result should be a tree (i.e. no loops).

  Peter