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To: detroit denny who wrote (142)	4/1/1999 9:33:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2891

dd, I agree with JSW. But this has to be tempered somewhat. New techniques call for sending IP over Lambda (i.e., wavelengths, directly) and some are sending it over SONET directly, by "almost eliminating" Layer 2. In the case of IP over lambda, they are squeezing the thickness of the upper sublayer of Layer 1. But when you look at these, under close inspection you see that there actually is a very thin Layer 2, and a modified convergence layer of Layer 1. And in other instances, newer line protocols are emerging that use wavelength routing (e.g., WaRP, which stands for wavelength routing protocol) which handles very large flows in ways that are unconventional. FWIW, Frank_C.