Bridges

[Patrick Whittle]

Can anyone answer this?

Everything is TCP/IP today, so why do you need a bridge?

Aren't bridges used for communication from one protocol to another (i.e.
TCP/IP to Novell IPX for exmpl) ?

 

[Dennis Dow]

Can anyone answer this?




Aren't bridges used for communication from one protocol to another (i.e.
TCP/IP to Novell IPX for exmpl) ?

More like Token-Ring to Ethernet Conversion. Typically Layer 2
protocols, not Layer 3 and up.

 

[Kevin Longley]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_bridge

Can anyone answer this?




Aren't bridges used for communication from one protocol to another (i.e.
TCP/IP to Novell IPX for exmpl) ?

 

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

Yes, traditionally the term bridge was used for protocol
transitioning devices, and we see much less of these now.
But for example, IP does not work for deep space, so how
would you transition telemetry onto local storage network?

 

[Mark Arnold [MVP]]

Bridges are like so totally last year. You can like tunnel everything
now and it looks so much better from an aesthetic point of view. Like.

 

[Patrick Whittle]

Good point. Ever since the DEW system became legacy, NASA must be using
something else.