[Gen-art] Re: Gen-ART review of draft-schoenw-snmp-ether-01.txt

On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 09:22:09AM -0400, Black_David@emc.com wrote:

> Comments:

[...] 

> The -01 version would be ok to publish as-is, but I concur with
> Cullen Jennings's comment that use of RFC 2119 language is
> appropriate, and I specifically suggest a couple of "MUST"s in
> the second paragraph of Section 3.2 to require the use of EtherType
> hex 814C and use of SNAP with LLC.  I happen to know from history
> that IEEE is somewhat sensitive about proper EtherType usage.

Does the following rephrased text address your comment:

   When serialized SNMP messages are sent in IEEE 802.3 frames (and in
   other IEEE 802 MAC frame types that can natively represent Ethernet
   type values), the Ethernet type field value of 33100 (hexadecimal
   814C) MUST be used as the link layer protocol identifier.  In IEEE
   802 LANs that use LLC as the means of link layer protocol
   identification, such as IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs, the SNAP
   encapsulation method described in subclause 10.5 "Encapsulation of
   Ethernet frames over LLC" in [IEEE802] MUST be used.

> IANA needs clarification of what to do about SNMP domain
> registration - see the IANA comment in the I-D tracker.

This is taken care of in the -02 version (which still sits in the
queue).

Thanks,

/js

-- 
Juergen Schoenwaelder		    International University Bremen
<http://www.eecs.iu-bremen.de/>	    P.O. Box 750 561, 28725 Bremen, Germany

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