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[bryang@eng.adaptec.com (Bryan Gleeson)]

A new version of the encapsulation Internet-Draft has been
submitted. It is <draft-armitage-ipatm-encaps-01.txt>

It is also available at

ftp://thumper.bellcore.com/pub/gja/www/i-drafts.html

It contains two extra encapsulation options, rules
for the use of the new encapsulation, and extra 
information on CMI allocation where multiple interfaces
are supported.

I no longer believe that the new SSCS option is the best 
solution to the problem, although it is included as option 5.
It is one of those things that if we were at the beginning 
again I'd like it but given where we are now, and what 1483 
says about the UU byte, I think an extended LLC encapsulation 
is the easiest way forward. We should choose one that is 
suitable for multiprotocol use. So I think the best options are 
3 and 4 (you'll need to read the draft). One differentiates
based on OUI, the other on PID. 

The intent is to get consensus and roll the appropriate
text into the IPMC draft. This won't happen before the
impending release of IPMC-05, so it looks like it will
be IPMC-06 that will have it.

Comments please,

Bryan Gleeson,
Adaptec.