RE: [RPRWG] Ethertypes for circuit emulation
Hi Vinay,
In Routers/Switches implementation, the EtherType was used by the control
module between layer2 and layer1 to classified the incoming frames, based
on that, specific protocol module continues processing on the frames.
Regards,
Guangzhi
On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 Vinay@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> I was looking at the website and also the one at www.iana.org. There is
> talk in the PWE3 mailing list about "raw" and "VLAN-tagged" types. The
> only ethertype that I saw with "raw" was "raw frame relay" (ethertype =
> 0x6559). Does anyone have an idea of its application?
>
> Vinay
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Alexander [mailto:tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 5:58 PM
> To: Vinay Bannai; stds-802-17@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [RPRWG] Ethertypes for circuit emulation
>
> Vinay,
>
> EtherTypes are issued by the IEEE Registration Authority. You
> can find more information, plus an application form, at
> http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/ethertype/index.html.
>
> I have not heard of an EtherType being issued specifically
> for circuit emulation. On the other hand, EtherTypes are
> issued to organizations, and the EtherType list does not
> indicate what an organization is using a given EtherType
> for.
>
> Best regards,
>
> - Tom A.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-stds-802-17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-stds-802-17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Vinay@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:57 PM
> To: stds-802-17@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RPRWG] Ethertypes for circuit emulation
>
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I was wondering if anybody is aware of ethertype for circuit emulation
> for TDM traffic? Is there such a type? I looked in the iana.org website
> but could not find any reference to ethertypes for circuit emulation. I
> know that the good folks in PWE3 are working on something similar, but
> was curious if anyone is aware of.
>
> BTW, what is the common procedure for applying for a special ethertype?
> Who makes the request? Perhaps DVJ can answer this...
>
> Thanks
> Vinay
>
>
Best Regards,
Guangzhi
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