🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <11261@crackers.clearpoint.com> martillo@stars.clearpoint.com writes:

  > 
  > But a very major drawback to PPP is the use of multiple encapsulations
  > for the various network protocols which will essentially break the
  > path selection functionality of multi-media bridge routers.  
  > 
  > SLITHERNET which is currently supported (along with PPP) by
  > Clearpoint, DuPont, Datability and bridge routers from other vendors
  > in the near future is a better alternative for moderate to high-speed
  > WAN interconnectivity.
  > 
     [ stuff deleted ]
  > 
  > But you would have to be very careful, because in many cases
  > corporations really need to build synchronous interworking backbone
  > wide area communications subnets constructed from point to point, X.25
  > and FR links.  PPP unlike the SLITHERNET formalism will fail miserably
  > for this purpose...
  > 

My ignorance may be showing, but what exactly is SLITHERNET?  I haven't
seen any mention of it in the RFC index.  Is it described in an internet
draft?  Or is it from OSI-land?

  > --
  > Joachim Carlo Santos Martillo Ajami
  > 
  > The article represents noone's opinions other than the author's.
  >

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