Subject: [rbridge] Synergy - (Was Use of 802.1ah Encaps)

From: Eric.Gray at marconi.com (Gray, Eric)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:54:59 -0500

Don,

	For good or bad, we don't live in a world ruled by
engineering goals.  It is arguable that - if we did - we
would _almost_ have perfected the wheel by now...

	:-)

--
Eric

(part of our earlier dialogue is included below
I said: 
> > Greater synergy is always demonstrably possible if you're willing
> > to wait long enough.
> > 
> > That's - for example - why we only have one link-state routing 
> > protocol, and why Ethernet was the one and only MAC-like format
> > for L2 frames ever to have been used.
> > 
> > What planet are we on?  :-)

You said:
> As an engineer I have to ask the question. "Is this the best we can do?"
> So even though history has proven that multiple implementations often
> result the question has to be asked never the less.
>