Re: Lingua Franca Today - a reflection on this discussion....(a link to a ba...

[MaryanneDashwood -at- cs -dot- com]

>  "Lingua Franca is a term referring to a common language that arose from 
the 
>  need to engage in commercial transactions among people who spoke different 
>  languages--French, Spanish, and Arabic. Lingua Franca was a unique 
language 
>  unto itself,  ......So, routers from different manufacturers are like 
people from
>  different cultures. They need a common language that lubricates the engine 
of 
>  information exchange across the Internet. That common language is BGP."

Kelley,
FWIW, I'm new to high-tech, and this is the most understandable definition of 
BGP I've seen. I wish you had a textbook out there...
thanks, maryanne

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