Networks Differ

RDI helps exploit the differences

More than Ethernet

• ATM, ATOMIC, Wireless, Satellite, ADSL, Cable

Need a richer abstraction for communication

• More detailed point-to-point properties
  • Latency
  • Bandwidth
• Group communication properties
  • Multi-access channels
  • Broadcast channels
• Symmetry properties
  • Member equality
  • Directional equality (send/receive)

Most network connections start and end in a LAN. Furthermore, a significant percentage of network traffic starts and ends in the same LAN. As a result, optimzation of intra-LAN communication can provide a global benefit.

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