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From: kmont@hpindda.HP.COM (Kevin Montgomery)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: Re: OSI IP routing on the DDN?
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Date: 2 May 89 01:11:00 GMT
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/ hpindda:comp.protocols.iso / kre@cs.mu.oz.au (Robert Elz) / 12:49 pm  Apr 29, 1989 /
> But why would one want to?   One of the standard requirements of any
> lower level protocol is that it provide protocol differentiation for
> higher layer protocols layered upon it.  That's used all the time.

because it was the question posed on an exam.  And yes, everyone is 
true that the lower layer(s) should handle muxing such things.  (gee,
and I had thought this notesgroup was pretty dead!)

					-k