Is there an architectural document and/or problem statement for Parcels? Is there running code, and is it deployed anywhere?
On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 8:29 AM Templin (US), Fred L <Fred.L.Templin= [email protected]> wrote: > The question is not necessarily one of hardware vs. software; but it is > one of end-to-end vs. the middle. > > > > *From:* Int-area <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Robinson, > Herbie > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2023 3:49 PM > *To:* Templin (US), Fred L <[email protected]>; > Paul Vixie <[email protected]>; Tom Herbert <[email protected]>; > Christian Huitema <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Gorry (erg) <[email protected]>; int-area <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Int-area] Re: Jumbo frame side meeting at IETF118 - notes > > > > At some point, it becomes ridiculous to keep band-aiding 40+ year old > hardware designs with ever increasing software complexity. The hard thing > to know is when you hit that tipping point. > > > > *From:* Templin (US), Fred L <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2023 4:44 PM > *To:* Robinson, Herbie <[email protected]>; Paul Vixie < > [email protected]>; Tom Herbert <[email protected]>; Christian Huitema < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* Gorry (erg) <[email protected]>; int-area <[email protected]> > *Subject:* RE: [Int-area] [EXTERNAL] Re: Jumbo frame side meeting at > IETF118 - notes > > > > *[**EXTERNAL SENDER**: This email originated from outside of Stratus > Technologies. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize > the sender and know the content is safe.]* > > > ------------------------------ > > Herbie, an alternative to trying to force advanced integrity checks into > hardware is for the > > source to include a higher fidelity integrity check along with the jumbo, > then the destination > > gets to verify the integrity after the jumbo has traversed the path. That > way, there is still > > good integrity coverage even if all links in the path are still only using > CRC32. > > > > Fred > > > > *From:* Int-area <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Robinson, > Herbie > *Sent:* Monday, December 18, 2023 5:31 PM > *To:* Paul Vixie <[email protected]>; Tom Herbert < > [email protected]>; Christian Huitema < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* Gorry (erg) <[email protected]>; int-area <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Int-area] [EXTERNAL] Re: Jumbo frame side meeting at > IETF118 - notes > > > > If we are going much beyond 9K, the hardware has to change, because a 32 > bit CRC doesn’t cut it for really large packets. > > > > If the hardware has to change, we can push MTU negotiation into the > hardware. And completely bypass the momentum involved with getting every > existing implementation on the planet to actually implement PTB. > _______________________________________________ > Int-area mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area > -- Thanks, --MM-- Evil is defined by mortals who think they know "The Truth" and use force to apply it to others.
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