Aaron Brown wrote:
Freek Dijkstra wrote:
[subnetwork] so, would "opaque connection" be a more clear description?
there is a slight difference: a subnetwork connection is a opaque connections *through a given network*. What is 'network' in this context?
A subnetwork as defined by G.805. G.805 defines this in a way that would make Vogon poetry mild by comparison:
3.33 subnetwork: A topological component used to effect routing of a specific characteristic information.
3.34 subnetwork connection: A "transport entity" that transfers information across a subnetwork, it is formed by the association of "ports" on the boundary of the subnetwork.
All that is worth remembering of this is that a subnetwork is part of a layer network, and only contains subnetwork connections of a given layer, and does not give details about underlying layers.
Ok, the only issue I have is the differentiation between a tandem and network connection. They both seem to be paths, and the differentiating factor is what happens to the data after it leaves the connection (does it get forwarded on at the same layer, or does it get demux'd or adapted up to a higher layer).
Correct. It may not be necessary to distinguish between the two in whatever schema NML comes up with. For me it is just a convenience to differentiate between a "path" and a "end-to-end path" in discussions on this list. Regards, Freek