[Tipc-discussion] How good is TIPC on various topologies ?

[Kevin K. He <he...@ya...>]

Will TIPC works well with the following topology ?

PC1       PC2        PC3
 |eth0     |eth0      |eth0
 |________hub_________|


How about the following topology ? Will client
on PC1 reach server on PC4 automatically via PC3 ?

                        eth1              eth0
PC1       PC2        PC3--------- hub2 -----PC4
 |eth0     |eth0      |eth0
 |________hub1________|

How about the following topology where a self-loop
exists ?
   eth1
PC1---------
 |eth0     |
 |________hub

How about the following toplogy where a loop between two
PCs exist ?  Essentially the following toplogy exists
when STP is turned off. If TIPC can tolerate this topoplogy
we may not need a underlying STP to resolve L2 loops.

  eth1           eth0
PC1---------  /----PC2---|
 |eth0     | /           |
 |________switch_________|


When STP is enabled on the switch the above toplogy will become
the following:

            
PC1                     PC2
 |eth0                   |
 |________switch_________|


Thanks a lot!

Kevin