Re: OSPF Optional capabilities query

Parag Deshpande <paragdeshpande@SDKSOFT.COM> Thu, 11 September 2003 20:51 UTC

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From: Parag Deshpande <paragdeshpande@SDKSOFT.COM>
Subject: Re: OSPF Optional capabilities query
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draft-ietf-ospf-2547-dnbit-00.txt mentions the use of high order bit called
DN bit.

Parag.
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From: Mark Christopher Puddephatt <M.C.Puddephatt@PGR.SALFORD.AC.UK>
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Subject: OSPF Optional capabilities query


> Group,
>
> I am a PhD researcher at the University of Salford, UK, and am researching
> into OSPF. I have read the recent draft "Extensions to OSPF for
Advertising
> Optional Router Capabilities", and it mentions that all the bits in the
> Options field of the Hello packet are now in use.
>
> However I cannot seem to find a full list of what they are all in use for.
> RFC-2328 lists five bits of the 8, namely the E-bit, MC-bit, N/P-bit,
DC-bit
> and the EA-bit. RFC-2370 adds the O-bit. In Christian Huitema's "Routing
in
> the Internet" a T-bit is mentioned for TOS routing. That makes seven.
>
> Could someone please point out to me what the final bit is being used for?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Puddephatt
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