>> variable length addresses are a better idea than it appears at first >> glance. they do bring certain difficulties with them, especially when >> trying to do fiber-speed switching in hardware. > Poppycock. Hardware for switching variable length addresses > first showed up about 15 YEARS ago. This is Not Hard at all. sorry, I should have said addresses of arbitrary length. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf