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From: CERF@A.ISI.EDU
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Subject: Re:  Hop problem
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Date: 24 Jan 88 12:46:00 GMT
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The 30+ packet radio hop was a deliberate attempt at maximizing the number
of nets/hops the packet traversed. I think 64 is still a reasonable maximum.
We should be trying hard to design the system so the maximum hop count is far
less than 64, of course.

Vint