RE: [PWE3] Proposed new 5.4.3 for arch draft

["Ron Cohen" <ronc at lyciumnetworks.com>]

Stewart,

There are many follow-up question related to other parts of the draft
(e.g. fig 11 changes). It might be better to wait for you to send the
modified draft to the list and not comment only on section 5.4.3 text. 

Thanks
Ron



> > Stewart,
> > 
> > Do you want to change to the following section 5.4.4, or 
> intend to leave
> > it as is?
> 
> 5.4.4 should be deleted. 5.4.4 does not make any sense if 5.4.3 is
> modified as suggested.
> 
> The text that was formally Arch 5.3.4 and 5.4.4  would then be
> the starting point for the new draft.
> 
> - Stewart
> 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Ron
> > 
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: pwe3-admin@ietf.org [mailto:pwe3-admin@ietf.org] On 
> >>Behalf Of Stewart Bryant
> >>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 4:47 PM
> >>To: pwe3@ietf.org
> >>Subject: [PWE3] Proposed new 5.4.3 for arch draft
> >>
> >>
> >>Here is the proposed change to 5.4.3 that was discussed
> >>at the WG meeting. Also here is the corresponding change
> >>to section 9.
> >>
> >>The arch draft will become informational, and
> >>I will post a pre-draft of the full document with all
> >>the 07 changes incorporated some time next week.
> >>
> >>Please consider this the start of a two week last
> >>call on this change.
> >>
> >>I will put together a draft for the CW text in the
> >>next few days.
> >>
> >>- Stewart
> >>---------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >>5.4.3. PW Packets Aliasing IP Packets
> >>
> >>To allow accurate packet inspection in an MPLS PSN, and/or 
> to operate
> >>correctly over MPLS PSNs that have deployed equal-cost multiple-path
> >>load-balancing (ECMP), a PW packet must not alias an IP packet.
> >>IP packets are carried in MPLS label stacks without any protocol
> >>identifier. The method of packet discrimination must therefore
> >>be based on some unique characteristic of the IP packet header,
> >>which PWE3 must not mimic.
> >>
> >>This is the subject of work in progress.
> >>
> >>-----------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >>9.  IANA considerations
> >>
> >>    IANA considerations will be identified in the PWE3 
> documents that
> >>    define the PWE3 encapsulation, control and management protocols.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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