Re: [vnrg] Logical vs. virtual

[Martin Stiemerling <Martin.Stiemerling at neclab.eu>]

Hi 

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> On 02/08/11 16:37, Martin Stiemerling wrote:
> ......
> 
> >
> > Virtual on the other hand describes more the fact that you can use
> something which is actually not really existing, ...
> >
> 
> Hi, Martin and all
> 
> as newbye am adding just "canonicals 2 cents" :
> 
> in my mind virtual has "temporary-limited" meaning more than
> "not-really-existing" while logical implies something that will be
> multiplexed by a phisical "something" (as in logical-interfaces and
> phisical-interfaces); maybe definition can include (or exclude) that
> interpretation.

IMHO "temporary limited" does catch the virtual part. A virtual network can exist for an arbitrary amount of time. 

  Martin


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