Re: Review of draft-bberry-pppoe-credit (Informational)

Vernon Schryver wrote:
>>From: Bo Berry <[email protected]>
>>To: Vernon Schryver <[email protected]>
>>CC: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
>>        [email protected], [email protected]
> 
> 
>>We needed a means to control the eb-n-flow of packets between the
>>router and the radio independent of PPP.  So each router-radio,
>>radio-radio (RLP) and radio-router link provides flow
>>control relative to its segment.  PPPoE fit the overall model.
> 
> 
> How is using PPPoE for flow control independent of PPP?
> 
> Aren't there existing, standard ways to do traffic shaping that would
> not require extensions to PPPoE?
> What about the reliable link flavor of PPP?  Why wouldn't it provide
> flow control on its segment out of the box?

Flow control at each segment was required as compared to
relying solely upon PPP.  PPP flow is at a different point
of control.

> 
> 
> Vernon Schryver    [email protected]
> 

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