To: Vadim Antonov <avg@pluris.com> I loaded the text on merits of ATM vs native IP routing to the Pluris Inc's web server. I'll also appreciate your comments.

--vadim

vadim, I finally satisfied that someone who has a clue on IP and Internet has written clearly on my favorite topic. Indeed, I do not dispute many of your points regards route-flap and role of IX. However, IMHO you have constructed a non-existent foe solely for the purposes of argument. Specifically your statement: "The following ... argue that native IP routing is the only currently existing technology which can hold a global data network together." This is a point that no one with a clue is disputing WRT Internet IP traffic. Even though ATMnet has been delivering IP-over-ATM to commercial users longer than any other provider, we never claim that the Internet should exist *EXCLUSVELY* as ATM technology. Quite the contrary, we (and our customers) see the technical and economic power of ATM technology in the ability to support fully integrated services. On the other hand, no one with a clue can dispute that we need to push for better IP routing technologies, regardless of the L1/L2 medium used. ..mike.. Mike Trest, ATMNET Voice: 619 643-1805 5440 Morehouse Drive Fax: 619 643-1801 San Diego, CA USA 92121 EMAIL: trest@ATMnet.net