Which in turn implies…
Negotiation of connection parameters could take hours or days.
- So connection parameters must be asserted locally, under management, enabling data communication without delay.
Protocol messages for congestion control or flow control might not be received for hours or days.
- So data rates must be asserted locally, under management.
Route discovery, as in IP, could take hours or days – by which time it would likely be obsolete.
- So routes must be asserted locally, under management.