Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!TAUNIVM.BITNET!HANK From: HANK@TAUNIVM.BITNET (Hank Nussbacher) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Routers vs. Bridges Message-ID: <8712100552.AA06745@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 10 Dec 87 06:39:55 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: Hank NussbacherOrganization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 25 I know this has been covered once before but I am preparing a paper on the benefits of routers over bridges and bridges over routers. Specifically, there are routers today that handle multiple protocols (cisco and proteon to name two) and there are bridges that are starting to handle alternate routing and allow the construction of a closed network loop. What I would like to receive (please reply directly to me and not to the list) are examples and explanations of what a router can do at level 3 that a bridge just cannot handle. And why is it so important to be able to do it. When I have finished creating my document I will post it to the this list. If you have any articles or papers you would like to send to me on the subject, please send them to: Henry Nussbacher Computer Center Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv Israel Thanks, Hank