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. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Christopher Puddephatt <M.C.Puddephatt@PGR.SALFORD.AC.UK> To: <OSPF@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:32 AM 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 > ********************************************************** > m.c.puddephatt@pgr.salford.ac.uk or mark@markpud.com > CNTR www.cntr.net > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > University of Salford www.salford.ac.uk > ********************************************************** >
- OSPF Optional capabilities query Mark Christopher Puddephatt
- Re: OSPF Optional capabilities query Parag Deshpande
- Re: OSPF Optional capabilities query Ehsan Rezaaifar