Re: redo the nSAP address allocation plans?

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Hello Brian,

>> I have designed DCC and ICD NSAP structures for EMPB/EuropaNET that
>> include 18 and 20 octets NSAPs respectively. The ICD NSAPs are not
>> in use yet, the DCC NSAPs are. Upon request of EMPB i will try to
>> create "light" :-) versions of these structures.
>> 
>If you do, then please try to do it in terms of the mapping
>described in draft-carpenter-ip6-nsap-map-00.txt and let
>us know whether it works.
>
>However it is FAR too soon to do this except as a paper exercise.
>Despite having co-authored the NSAP mapping proposal for IPv6,
>I am not yet convinced that it is any use or that it will ever
>be standardised. There are several alternative approaches to
>OSI/IPv6 under discussion.

I agree. Like i said, i will only do this upon request of EMPB.
I will await the outcome of the alternative approaches.


I still cannot understand why they just didn't choose SIPP with
NSAP addresses. It seems like such a waste of effort if we have
to create new address structures, addressing authorities,
application forms, databases, address encapsulation standards etc. 
Why not add 4 octets and use NSAPs. It is so marginal a change. 

Sigh.....


- Alex

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Date: 09/19/94   MIME OK!
Time: 12:52:02   
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