Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
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Motivation
Use of the 10Mbit Ethernet is increasing as more manufacturers
supply interfaces that conform to the specification published by
DEC, Intel and Xerox. With this increasing availability, more
and more software is being written for these interfaces. There
are two alternatives: (1) Every implementor invents his/her own
method to do some form of address resolution, or (2) every
implementor uses a standard so that his/her code can be
distributed to other systems without need for modification. This
proposal attempts to set the standard.
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