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Re: Active networks

2000-08-29 11:10:02
On Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:17:07 +0530, Sivashankaran R said:
  Is there a possible smart router that just priorotizes packets based  on 
its 
contents in a secure and scalabale N/W ??

Possible.  Maybe.  High-performance?  If it's possible, we don't know how
to do it.  We have enough trouble just routing packets based on their
headers, without worrying about contents.

A case can be made that in a "secure" network, routers (a) have no business
looking inside, and (b) may not be ABLE to due to IPSec or SSL encryption.

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                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Operating Systems Analyst
                                Virginia Tech

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