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<reference anchor='RFC2641'>

<front>
<title abbrev='Cabletron&apos;s VlanHello Protocol Version 4'>Cabletron's VlanHello Protocol Specification Version 4</title>
<author initials='D.' surname='Hamilton' fullname='Dave Hamilton'>
<organization>Cabletron Systems, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>POB 5005</street>
<city>Rochester</city>
<region>NH</region>
<code>03866-5005</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 603 332 9400</phone>
<email>daveh@ctron.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='D.' surname='Ruffen' fullname='Dave Ruffen'>
<organization />
<address>
<postal>
<street>POB 5005</street>
<city>Rochester</city>
<region>NH</region>
<code>03866-5005</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 603 332 9400</phone>
<email>ruffen@ctron.com</email></address></author>
<date month='August' year='1999' />
<abstract>
<t>The VlanHello protocol is part of the InterSwitch Message Protocol (ISMP) which provides interswitch communication between switches running Cabletron's SecureFast VLAN (SFVLAN) product.  Switches use the VlanHello protocol to discover their neighboring switches and establish the topology of the switch fabric.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='2641' />
</reference>
