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I think op was just saying as a bus on a local network for some very specialized application.

• wayfinder 3y ago
  But you can do that already. DNS, ARP, TCP/UDP, and IP are all completely optional. Just write a program to send and receive Ethernet frames. I believe it doesn’t have to contain IP.
  • camtarn 3y ago
    Indeed - see industrial protocols such as EtherCAT or Powerlink, which use Ethernet frames with their own non-IP protocol on top.
    • namtab00 3y ago
      aren't also ATMs using a protocol of the same "species"?