Re: MAE ATM and distant connections

Been there, Done that. The IEPG web page (currently not visable) has the earliest version I know of, the dGIX (circa 1991-1992). This idea was implemented in the NSF ATM NAPs (AADS and PB) in 1994-1995. These continue to operate. The largest problem is where there is apparent layer 3 reachability but the NLRI (Network Layer Reachability) is fragmented. The easiest way to "fix" this is to ensure that there is a full mesh in the ATM cloud. Doing so is not always trivial. --bill