Re: MARS last call: packet formats

James Watt <james@ca.newbridge.com> Sat, 04 November 1995 00:12 UTC

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From: James Watt <james@ca.newbridge.com>
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Subject: Re: MARS last call: packet formats
To: ip-atm@matmos.hpl.hp.com, rolc@nexen.com
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 18:46:25 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <199510250144.VAA23826@thumper.bellcore.com> from "Grenville Armitage" at Oct 24, 95 09:44:34 pm
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Andrew Smith wrote:

+---------
|>>Since we are in last call, can someone just summarise for the
|>>list the arguments that lead to MARS extending the control packet 
|>>formats from ATM-ARP in RFC 1577, rather than those proposed for use in 
|>>NHRP.
+---------
All:
  As one person who has also wondered this, I would venture that:
a) I have no attachment to either packet format
BUT
b) as the "end game" would appear to be NHRP and IP-MC (*), I would suggest
   that having both formats is a big loss.

A couple of questions:
1) is there anyone that believes we need 2 packet formats ?
2) what is the most expedient way to converge on a single packet format ?

Regards,
-james

(*) As a gross over-simplification, in both cases the client says "please
Mr. Server, tell me what NBMA destinations should receive packets with this
destination."
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