[e2e] lifetime record of a UDP packet ?

[Theodore V Faber]

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On 03/13/2017 12:48 PM, Matt Mathis wrote:
> The old FDDI interfaces would do this too.  I once unplugged a 
> cable, went to lunch and then captured the ~hour old packet, just 
> to prove a point (I think this was in about 1990).  I bet the 
> actual record matches the time to repair for some optical 
> device...
> 
> Since you can construct any number that you have the patience for, 
> it isn't really a very interesting record.   "Accidentally captured
> in a production network" is a bit interesting.

I seem to recall Tim Shepard doing that as (essentially) a party trick
in the 1990's.

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Ted Faber <theodore.v.faber at aero.org>
Engineering Specialist
Computer Systems Research Department
The Aerospace Corporation
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