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Besides the choice between using IP or "bare" Ethernet, there are alternatives to IP as the layer on top of Ethernet that are used in routed networks. Two of t
by therealcamino 6y ago
Besides the choice between using IP or "bare" Ethernet, there are alternatives to IP as the layer on top of Ethernet that are used in routed networks. Two of the more-common examples historically are Novell Netware (IPX/SPX) and DECnet.
- tssva 6y agoAnother historic alternative was VINES IP which was used by Banyan Vines systems. Like IPX/SPX it was inspired by XNS. What makes it particularly interesting is that Vines was based upon AT&T UNIX System V which means it is was a widely deployed commercial Unix implementation which did not use TCP/IP for it's network stack.