[rbridge] TTL only - was RE: New fields in shim header?

[Joe Touch]

Silvano Gai wrote:
> Caitlin,
> 
> ....
>  
>> For the same reason Bernard Aboba cited on wireless. An set of
>> RBridges can distribute the new location information more
>> efficiently than existing bridges. 
> 
> When a VM move the first thing it does is an ARP, i.e. it sends a
> broadcast packet.
...
> I doubt that in this aspect TRILL is more efficient that .1D, or am I
> missing something?

There's no rule to force an ARP upon move, but that would affect all 802
nets, including TRILL ones, equally badly.

Joe

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