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Basic broadcast documentation in Layer 3

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@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ It is recommended to keep the data in the cache for 30 seconds or so, then drop
When sending a message, check the cache for the given destination. If there is a hardware address in the cache for the destination, send the message straight to that address. Otherwise, broadcast the message.
### WIP, Optional: Broadcast address
### Optional: Broadcast address
Packets addressed to the broadcast address (currently undecided) can optionally be received by all nodes.
Packets addressed to the broadcast address, an adress of an empty string, can optionally be received by all nodes om the same layer 2 network. While a node MAY forward a broadcast packet to other nodes, it SHOULD NOT, unless both sides of the forward are prepared to handle such a packet, to avoid it going around the entire layer 3 network.
### WIP, Optional: Network status packets