Re: [mpls] wg last call on ethernet-addressing drafts

[Lizhong Jin<[e-mail]>]

Hi Stewart,
That's much better. Thanks

Lizhong
 

Stewart Bryant <[e-mail]> wrote 2012/12/04 19:02:20:

> On 23/10/2012 03:32, Lizhong Jin wrote:
> 
> 
> > 2. For the "Ethernet Interface Parameters" application, is it 
> > allowed to apply GAP Request, Flush or Suppress message specified in
> > [I-D.ietf-mpls-gach-adv]? E.g, to use GAP Request to request MAC 
address. 
> > Yes if it makes sense in your application. I can see that you might 
> > for example suppress the MAC address refresh and rely on your peer 
> > to over-ride the request if the address changed.
> > 
> > I am not sure why this needs clarification since the Ethernet draft 
> > inherits the rules of the GAP protocol. 
> [Lizhong] in section 4, all the description is for application 
> "0x0001", while the request/suppress message in [I-D.ietf-mpls-gach-
> adv] is for application "0x0000". 
> e.g, "This document defines a new GAP application, "Ethernet 
> Interface Parameters", to support the advertisement of Ethernet-
> specific parameters associated with the sending interface." 
> It seems the procedure in section 4 only inherits the GAP message, 
> but not GAP application "0x0000". It would be good have some 
> description to say, the GAP application "0x0000" could be also 
> applied to this draft. 
> Lizhong
> 
> How about if we add to the GAP draft (immediately before section 4.1)
> 
> "Any application using the GAP inherits the ability to use 
> facilities provide by Application 0x0000."
> 
> Stewart