ABSTRACT
ThecompanyclaimsthatIPswitchingsetsupa"softstate"acrossthenetwork,asopposed tothe"hardstate"ATMswitchesestablish.Thisisperhapsanalternatewayofsayingthata flowdoesn'tquitequalifyasaconnection,butit'sstillaccuratetosaythatswitchingistaking place,notjustrouting.
