RE: Generalized Signaling - LSP Encoding Type expansion

["Lazer, Monica A, NNAD" <mlazer@att.com>]

Dimitri,
I am just answering the PS question with this message.
The short answer is yes.  The long answer is that the GMPLS control plane is
really useful if it can support connection management for all the transport
services supported by the transport network using GMPLS. Therefore, the
carrier services section for the NNI document to be posted on the OIF site
within a few minutes and the next draft of the carrier requirements IETF
draft will both contain references to support of Fiber Channel.
Regards,
Monica A. Lazer
Advanced Transport Technology and Architecture Planning

908 234 8462
mlazer@att.com


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Dimitri Papadimitriou [mailto:dimitri.papadimitriou@alcatel.be] 
Sent:	Monday, October 22, 2001 2:47 PM
To:	Ewart Tempest
Cc:	lberger@movaz.com; ccamp@ops.ietf.org
Subject:	Re: Generalized Signaling - LSP Encoding Type expansion

 << File: Card for Dimitri Papadimitriou >> Hi Ewart,

If you take a look on the IEEE Standards you will see 
that GE is referred to as 
- 802.3z for 1Gbps (see below [1]) same exists for copper 802.3ab
- 802.3ae for 10Gbps (see below [2])

So my question is what do you have in mind ? to separate
these values ?

Thanks,
Dimitri.

PS: for FiberChannel sorry i am not an expert but is someone
    targeting to use GMPLS for FiberChannel LSP ?

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[1] From - http://standards.ieee.org

Project scope: Define Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision 
Detection (CSMA/CD) Media Access Control (MAC) parameters and minimal 
augmentation of its operation, physical layer characteristics, repeater 
functions and management parameters for transfer of 802.3 and Ethernet 
format frames at 1,000 Mb/s. 

Project purpose: The purpose of this project is to extend the 802.3 
protocol to an operating speed of 1,000 Mb/s in order to provide a 
significant increase in bandwidth while maintaining maximum
compatibility 
with the installed base of CSMA/CD nodes, previous investment in
research 
and development, and principles of network operation and management. 

[2] From - http://standards.ieee.org

Project scope: Define 802.3 Media Access Control (MAC) parameters and 
minimal augmentation of its operation, physical layer characteristics 
and management parameters for transfer of LLC and Ethernet format 
frames at 10 Gb/s using full duplex operation as defined in the 802.3 
standard. In addition to the traditional LAN space, add parameters and 
mechanisms that enable deployment of Ethernet over the Wide Area Network 
operating at a data rate compatible with OC-192c and SDH VC-4-64c
payload 
rate. 

Project purpose: The purpose of this project is to extend the 802.3 
protocol to an operating speed of 10 Gb/s and to expand the Ethernet 
application space to include Wide Area Network links in order to provide 
a significant increase in bandwidth while maintaining maximum
compatibility 
with the installed base of 802.3 interfaces, previous investment in
research 
and development, and principles of network operation and management.

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> Ewart Tempest wrote:
> 
> Lou,
> 
> Within section 3.1.1 of draft-ietf-mpls-generalized-signaling-06 can
> you please add additonal LSP Encoding Types for GE and FiberChannel.
> GE is not really covered by the existing Ethernet related encoding
> types, and FiberChannel is not covered at all. Thanks.
> 
> Ewart