Re: RFC 4591 and RFC 4349: DLCI at egress LCCE

"Carlos Pignataro (cpignata)" <[email protected]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:45:37 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.l2tpext
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Javi,

If the DLCIs are different then you cannot use the HDLCoPW. Or a  
different way, for port mode DLCIs need to match (it is extending a  
port) and for different DLCIs you need FRoPW.

Thanks,

Thumb typed by Carlos Pignataro.

On Jun 15, 2010, at 7:29 PM, "Javi" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Carlos,
>
> I agree, but I don't understand why. If a Frame Relay circuit is  
> transported over a L2TPv3 HDLCoPW, the egress LCCE builds a FR frame  
> with the same DLCI as the FR frame received by the ingress LCCE. If  
> DLCI has local significance, CE/ingress_LCCE may use a different  
> DLCI as CE/egress_LCCE. Why is not required here that the egress  
> LCCE re-writes the DLCI (although it's not visible to PW)?.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Javi
>
>
>
> Carlos Pignataro (cpignata) escribió:
>> Javi,
>>
>> Because the "port mode" does not have granularity/visibility into the
>> DLCI level.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -- Carlos.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>> Behalf Of Javi
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 1:46 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [L2tpext] RFC 4591 and RFC 4349: DLCI at egress LCCE
>>
>> + Frame Relay traffic transported in a "virtual circuit-to-virtual  
>> circuit" mode by L2TPv3 FRPW: Due to local significance of the  
>> DLCI, the
>>
>> egress LCCE re-writes the DLCI.
>>
>>     RFC 4591 (L2TPv3 FRPW), clause 5
>>     The Frame Relay frame is transported in its entirety, including  
>> the
>>
>> DLCI ...  The egress LCCE re-writes the DLCI...
>>
>> + Frame Relay traffic transported in a "port" mode by L2TPv3  
>> HDLCoPW (RFC 4349): It's not mentioned any DLCI modification at the  
>> egress LCCE.
>>
>> Why is it not necessary here (similarly, DLCI significance is local)?
>>
>> Javi
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