[32835] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Packet Loss
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steven M. Bellovin)
Thu Dec 14 16:23:53 2000
From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@research.att.com>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Cc: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>,
"'Scott Bradner'" <sob@harvard.edu>, nanog@merit.edu
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In message <200012142041.eBEKf0CW232932@black-ice.cc.vt.edu>, Valdis.Kletnieks@
vt.edu writes:
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>On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 12:21:42 PST, Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com> said:
>> > From: Scott Bradner [mailto:sob@harvard.edu]
>> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 10:52 AM
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>> > > Can we call on the Avian Carrier RFC here? Packet Loss may
>> > take on a whole
>> > > new meaning here...
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>At first reading, I saw 'Avian Carrier KFC'.
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>> Never under-estimate the bandwidth of a mini-van filled with DLT tapes, on
>> the freeway at 65 mph.
>> - updated to current - rmeyer - original author unknown
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>Andy Tanenbaum, "Computer Networks", if I remember correctly.
*Much* older -- I first heard it in 1969, and I don't think it was
orginal then...
--Steve Bellovin
