references on non-central authority network protocols

Sun Apr 14 01:03:40 UTC 2002

> Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2002 18:37:42 -0500
> From: Stephen Sprunk <ssprunk at cisco.com>

> Please explain how you think any protocol could support
> non-trivial numbers of users without some arbiter to prevent
> address collisions.
> 
> There are several alternatives to TCP being researched, but
> there are currently no viable alternatives to IP.

You mean extending NetBEUI to be Internet-wide would be a futile
exercise? ;-)

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