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> >
> >
> > ---------
> >
> > In the section "Bandwidth on Demand (BoD) Subnets"
> >
> > The ID says:
> > "The resource shared may be a terrestrial wireless hop, a
> > satellite uplink, or an end-to-end satellite channel."
> >
> > These techniques are also used in other places than those listed. This
> > statement should be more inclusive. I suggest, for example:
> >
> > "Examples of the resource that may be shared include a terrestrial
> > wireless hop, a cable modem uplink, a satellite uplink, and an
> > end-to-end satellite channel."
>
> pen
> Well, if we define BoD that broadly, then there are number of places in
the
> section that need to be rewritten to take into account cable and
terrestrial
> wireless. Rereading the section, it appears that the principle holds for
these
> thing, although since propagation delays are not as large, the performance
> issues are not as great. That being the case, a little wordsmithing would
> generalize.
>
> Incidentally, terminology check: a "data over cable television upstream
> channel."
>
If we really want to extend BoD to all potential channels then even the
wireless LANs would apply (look at 802.11e; you could define BoD over it).
Do we want to just say the the technique applies to any shared media that
has a framing structure?
Marie-Jose
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