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by em-bee 982 days ago
well, it's merging MAC and IP into one address. there is no need for two if the MAC address can be assigned dynamically. and it's extending the auto-discovery of the address to work over larger networks. so it's not reinventing but simplifying things. (or not, i am not familiar enough with the details to be aware of other problems that could complicate things again)