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| 8 | document. |
8 | document. |
| 9 | |
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| 10 | The first part of this document describes the transport protocols which |
10 | The first part of this document describes the transport protocols which |
| 11 | are used by GVPE to send it's data packets over the network. |
11 | are used by GVPE to send it's data packets over the network. |
| 12 | |
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| 13 | =head1 PART 1: Tansport protocols |
13 | =head1 PART 1: Transport protocols |
| 14 | |
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| 15 | GVPE offers a range of transport protocols that can be used to interchange |
15 | GVPE offers a range of transport protocols that can be used to interchange |
| 16 | data between nodes. Protocols differ in their overhead, speed, |
16 | data between nodes. Protocols differ in their overhead, speed, |
| 17 | reliability, and robustness. |
17 | reliability, and robustness. |
| 18 | |
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| 19 | The following sections describe each transport protocol in more |
19 | The following sections describe each transport protocol in more |
| 20 | detail. They are sorted by overhead/efficiency, the most efficient |
20 | detail. They are sorted by overhead/efficiency, the most efficient |
| 21 | transprot is listed first: |
21 | transport is listed first: |
| 22 | |
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| 23 | =head2 RAW IP |
23 | =head2 RAW IP |
| 24 | |
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| 25 | This protocol is the best choice, performance-wise, as the minimum |
25 | This protocol is the best choice, performance-wise, as the minimum |
| 26 | overhead per packet is only 38 bytes. |
26 | overhead per packet is only 38 bytes. |
