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Re: RFC 3270 (Off topic)

  • From: Alexandre Carlos de Oliveira <alexandre@redes.unb.br>
  • Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 01:42:13 -0300 (BRT)
  • Cc: <alexandre@redes.unb.br>, <jh@song.fi>, <pierrick.cheval@space.alcatel.fr>, <ram@axiowave.com>, <pasi.vaananen@nokia.com>, <davari@ieee.org>, <bsd@cisco.com>, <liwwu@cisco.com>, <flefauch@cisco.com>
  • Importance: Normal
  • Resent-Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 02:15:01 -0500
  • To: <eosborne@cisco.com>

My doubt is, since the EXP bits on a L-LSP tunnel is to select the
dropprecende of a packet, right,  how does the DS node known the
difference between an EF packet from an BE packet since they have the exp
bits?

I'm presuming that DF in the same as BE, i'm wrong?

Alex

> On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 08:25:41PM -0200, Alexandre Carlos de Oliveira
> wrote:
>> My name is Alexandre, i'm finishing mine master degree thesis, and i
>> would u to explain some of mine doubts of that RFC.
>>
>> Like
>>
>> 4.4.1.1 Mandatory `PHB-->EXP mapping'
>>
>>          PHB                EXP Field
>>
>>          DF         ---->      000
>>          CSn        ---->      000
>>          AFn1       ---->      001
>>          AFn2       ---->      010
>>          AFn3       ---->      011
>>          EF         ---->      000
>>
>> What is DF and CSn, and why r the EF bits the as the DFCSn bits?
>>
>
> DF is probably Default, and CSn is the Class Selector, see rfc2474.
>
>
>
> eric
>
>> Regards
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
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