Re: MARS last call: packet formats (fwd)

[James Luciani <[e-mail]>]

James,
> Folks: 
>   I sent the note below a week or so ago.  I believe that we need to converge
> 
> on a single packet format for both NHRP and IP-MC.  I would welcome more
> comments from the group as to:
> 
> a) whether or not this is desireable and
> and
> b) how we should get to a single format.
> 
> Regards,
> -james

There have been a number of people working on exactly this point in the ROLC
WG over the last few months.  I think we are making strides towards this goal.
I sent out on the rolc list a revised packet format
that was quite similar to IPMC.  If you have specific additions or removals
from what has recently been presented then I would strongly encourage you
to write text and submit it.  I think it is in everyone's best interest
to have a unified packet format for IPMC, NHRP, and 1577++.
Note also that NHRP is now in a state of flux due to the drop of the IP encap
and the drop of server mode so this is the best time, IMHO, to suggest such
changes.  On the other hand, as I pointed out to someone a few weeks ago, 
"if we decided on a coherent, well known, well tested set of semantics 
we might soon therafter be looking for work!" ;-)

Regards,
-- Jim Luciani
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