[RPRWG] Quote from ITU-T q11/SG15 Rapporteur 22 Nov 01) regarding RPR over GFP in G.gfp
Someone (perhaps Nortel( has suggested re-introduction of the GFP Ring
Extension Hdr, which had been deleted at the Oct q11/15 meeting in Geneva
Giles Joncour is the rapporteur for q11/SG15. His comments below, augment
Steve Gorshe's earlier mail on G.gfp Extension Hdr for Ring Applications.
Much to my surprise, it seems that nothing firm has been decided by q11/15 on
this topic
rgds
alan
Alan J Weissberger
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From Giles Joncour to q11/SG15 mail list/ reflector:
[3] With regards with what I have read in previous emails, I have not
found tracks of any decision in Q.11 concerning the "locking" of the
development of the RPR and GFP rings specifications. After the June
meeting we reported that "Concerning the definition of the extension
header for ring applications (§ 6.1.2.1.3.1.3/G.GFP) it was mentioned
that it might need to be amended when Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) will
have been fully defined by IEEE 802.17." However, in practice, none of
them is fully defined and it seems (personnal opinion again) that the
studies are closely related and should be since I do not see differences
in the applications they will be used for. I would not like to have 2
standards for the same need.
If a consensus is reached on the fact that the extension header for ring
applications is reintroduced in G.GFP, I would not be opposed to it but
I would suggest that a few words are added to the previous text in order
to give as much as possible explanations about its purpose and the use
of the fields identified in the extended header.
Alan J Weissberger
DCT
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1 408 330 0564 office and voice mail
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