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	P.J. Singh		P.J. Singh
	Packet Engines, Inc.		Packet Engines, Inc.
	Daemon Morrell		Daemon Morrell
	Juniper Networks, Inc.		Juniper Networks, Inc.
	Jennifer Hsu		Jennifer Hsu
	Extended Ethernet Frame Size Support		Extended Ethernet Frame Size Support
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	1. Status of this Memo		1. Status of this Memo
	This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with		This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with
	all provisions of Section 10 of RFC2026.		all provisions of Section 10 of RFC2026.
	Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering		Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering
	Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that		Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that
	other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-		other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-
	Drafts.		Drafts.
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	> 1500 bytes: value corresponds to a type field. The frame is an		> 1500 bytes: value corresponds to a type field. The frame is an
	Ethernet II frame, with type values starting		Ethernet II frame, with type values starting
	at 1536 (600 hex).		at 1536 (600 hex).
	<= 1500 bytes: value corresponds to a length field. The frame is		<= 1500 bytes: value corresponds to a length field. The frame is
	an IEEE 802.3 format (or derivative) with a maximum		an IEEE 802.3 format (or derivative) with a maximum
	data length of 1500 bytes.		data length of 1500 bytes.
	5. Problem with Large 802.3 Frames in the presence of Ethernet_II Frames		5. Problem with Large 802.3 Frames in the presence of Ethernet_II Frames
	Some protocols commonly used in the Internet, such as ESIS		Some protocols commonly used in the Internet have no reserved Ethertype.
	and ISIS which are carried as CLNS packets, have no reserved		An example is the set of ISO Network layer protocols, of which
	Ethertype. Such packets can only use the IEEE 802.3/802.2 encoding,		ISIS is a member. Such protocols are only defined to use the IEEE
	and so are limited in length to 1500 bytes.		802.3/802.2 encoding, and so their packets are limited in length to
			1500 bytes.
	Ethernet_II frames have no length field. Protocols encapsulated in		Ethernet_II frames have no length field. Protocols encapsulated in
	Ethernet II frames, such as IP, are not limited in length to 1500		Ethernet II frames, such as IP, are not limited in length to 1500
	bytes by framing.		bytes by framing.
	6. Proposed Ethernet Frame Extension		6. Proposed Ethernet Frame Extension
	Large 802.3 and Ethernet_II frames can be supported by the following:		Large 802.3 and Ethernet_II frames can be supported by the following:
	+ Define an Ethertype for 802.3, 0x8870, and encode large frames		+ Define an Ethertype for 802.3, 0x8870, and encode large frames
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