Re: [Pals] I-D Action: draft-ietf-pals-ethernet-cw-05.txt

This version addresses Yuanlong's comments as noted in my email earlier 
today.

I think that this is now ready to go to the IESG as soon as Matthew 
writes up his Shepherd's report.

- Stewart


On 16/04/2018 16:16, [email protected] wrote:
> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line Internet-Drafts directories.
> This draft is a work item of the Pseudowire And LDP-enabled Services WG of the IETF.
>
>          Title           : Use of Ethernet Control Word RECOMMENDED
>          Authors         : Stewart Bryant
>                            Andrew G Malis
>                            Ignas Bagdonas
> 	Filename        : draft-ietf-pals-ethernet-cw-05.txt
> 	Pages           : 9
> 	Date            : 2018-04-16
>
> Abstract:
>     The pseudowire (PW) encapsulation of Ethernet, as defined in RFC
>     4448, specifies that the use of the control word (CW) is optional.
>     In the absence of the CW an Ethernet pseudowire packet can be
>     misidentified as an IP packet by a label switching router (LSR).
>     This in turn may lead to the selection of the wrong equal-cost-multi-
>     path (ECMP) path for the packet, leading in turn to the misordering
>     of packets.  This problem has become more serious due to the
>     deployment of equipment with Ethernet MAC addresses that start with
>     0x4 or 0x6.  The use of the Ethernet PW CW addresses this problem.
>     This document recommends the use of the Ethernet pseudowire control
>     word in all but exceptional circumstances.
>
>     This document updates RFC 4448.
>
>
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