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[Bier] clarification in https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-bier-architecture-08

matecs <matecs@niif.hu> Mon, 30 October 2017 05:39 UTC

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Subject: [Bier] clarification in https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-bier-architecture-08
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hi,
i'm developing bier for freerouter.nop.hu, and during this process,
i found that bitstring encoding is not fully clarified in the drafts.
especially, the byte order of bitstring is not specified anywhere.
so allow me to suggest a small addition to the arch draft
to section 3, below the current two bullets, a third one:

* BitString encoding is big endian (msb) on the wire. It means that
   if you have to send to BFR-id 1, then you have to set the lowest
   bit in the last byte in the BitString.

thanks,
csaba mate
niif/hungarnet

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