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Section 2 Comment Resolution Summary Jim Mollenauer Steve Wood Dave Meyer Med Belhadj
May 9, 2002
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2. 802-17-01-nnnnn, iii_xxxxx_vv
Summary
Total of 491 comments against Clause5/Clause8
124 / 90 Editorial
185 / 144 Technicals
All technical comments dealt with (resolved or forwarded to WG)
185 on clause 5
144 on clause 8
All editorial comments dealt with
25 Comments Rejected, 9 Rejected-duplicate
8 comments deferred to WG
May 9, 2002
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3. Issues Covered – Clause 5
In profile class B description Bug
Mapping of ClassB traffic to STQ
Dynamic traffic shaping
Descriptions to be moved to clause 6
Ringlet Selection
Improvements to the text
Adhoc to be formed to create draft text/proposals
Control Channel
Remove the text & concept.
Specify mapping of control traffic to service class/transit path
MAC Reference Model
WG asked to adopt newly proposed reference model as presented at May02 interim
Remove subclause 5.2 and fix figure 5-1.
Single TB service mapping not well described
MAC is NOT reflective
May 9, 2002
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4. Issues Covered – Clause 5
Congestion Status conveyance via the service interface
Request/response a bad idea, should just be conveyed via indicates as received
Classes of service
Needs to be changed to 3
Improve description of reserved service
May 9, 2002
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5. Issues Covered – Clause 8
Frame Format Changes
New header format proposed
Remainder of formats untouched
Header, Payload, Trailer, HEC coverage explicitly defined
Request for contributions on HEC replacement with CRC32
Change to fairness frame format deferred to WG.
Priority Handling
Text describing this should be removed from clause 8
Bit ordering
Figure 8-1 to be reworked to clarify bit ordering and PHY responsibilities
Ringlet Selection
Text needed, adhoc to be formed
Control TTL Field questions
Questions answered, field retained
Application dependent frame formats moved to informative annex
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6. Issues Covered – Clause 8
MAC Address definition subclause
To be removed and replaced with reference to
should adopt Ethernet CRC definition
May 9, 2002
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7. 802-17-01-nnnnn, iii_xxxxx_vv
Pending Resolution
Opcodes/Functions list for Control.req/ind primitive (#123)
123, 591 etc. Small Adhoc to be formed to start defining the complete list
WG asked to refrain from further comments on this issue until September
Primitive Parameter list contents (#192, 194)
WG asked to provide a single contribution on what needs to be there and why
WG asked to refrain from commenting against draft until such time as the recommendations are adopted
New header format proposed (#539)
See RPR_hdr_flds_jl_nu.pdf on website/server
Resolves many comments – needs to be adopted by WG
Should 64 bit MAC addresses by supported in future (#775)
Claim is that RAC will object unless objective to support transparent bridging
Definition of Minimum and Maximum frame size (#178, #1139)
Needs to be defined by WG
May 9, 2002
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8. 802-17-01-nnnnn, iii_xxxxx_vv
Pending Resolution
Change requested for header protection: HEC-16 to CRC-32 (#289)
David James asked to provide presentation on the cost/benefit of CRC32 over HEC16
Straw poll 11 to 1 in favour of HEC16
Change requested to fairness packet format (#298)
Make it another control frame type
Straw poll 17 to 1 in favour of no change
May 9, 2002
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9. 802-17-01-nnnnn, iii_xxxxx_vv
Action Items – Part 1
Contribution requested for
Describing processing of invalid frames to be included in Clause 6
Describing definition of what an invalid frame is to be included in Clause 8
Cost/Benefit of CRC32 as header protection (David James)
Primitive Ad-hoc
Enumerate a normative list of logical control opcodes/operands that describe client interactions with the MAC control sublayer for inclusion in clause 5
Decide which header parameters need to be in the primitive formal list and present rationales to WG for adoption (Marc Holness)
Determine why SA included in service primitives (Italo Busi)
Ringlet Selection Ad-hoc
Provide presentation and normative text describing how ringlet selection is performed by the MAC
Provide presentation and normative text describing how ringlet selection may be controlled by the client
May 9, 2002
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