[rbridge] Terminology Change?
Dinesh G Dutt
ddutt at cisco.com
Mon Jun 23 23:36:00 PDT 2008
Yes,
Dinesh
Eric Gray wrote:
> Silvano/Radia/Donald/Erik/Dinesh,
>
> Based on an inconsistency pointed out during a review, I need to make
> some of the terminology definitions more consistent.
>
> I propose changing the following two definitions -
>
> o Egress RBridge: for any specific frame, the RBridge through
> which that frame leaves the TRILL Campus. For frames
> transiting a TRILL Campus, the egress RBridge is an edge
> RBridge where RBridge encapsulation is removed from the
> transit frames prior to exiting the TRILL Campus.
>
> o Ingress RBridge: for any specific frame, the RBridge through
> which that frame enters the TRILL Campus. For frames
> transiting a TRILL Campus, the ingress RBridge is the edge
> RBridge where RBridge encapsulation is added to the transit
> traffic entering the TRILL Campus.
>
> - to read as follows:
>
> o Egress RBridge: for any specific frame, the RBridge at which
> the TRILL header is removed from the frame prior to delivery
> to an end station (possibly via a LAN).
>
> o Ingress RBridge: for any specific frame, the RBridge at which
> a TRILL header is added to the frame prior to being forwarded
> to one or more other RBridges.
>
> Is this change okay with you?
>
> --
> Eric Gray
> Principal Engineer
> Ericsson
>
>
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