On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 9:41 PM, Brian E Carpenter <[email protected]> wrote: > [resend with corrected address, sorry] > > Hi, > >> The first three bits (bits 5-7) are precedence bits. They are >> assigned according to [RFC0791]. Precedence values '110' and '111' >> are selected for routing traffic. >> >> The last three bits (bits 8-10) are class selector bits. Thet are >> assigned as follows: >> >> 001 - BK or background traffic > ... >> As can be seen the markings are the same as in IEEE 802.1p... > > This is not in any way compatible with RFC 2474, which also made the > relevant part of RFC 791 obsolete. > > If you want to be compatible with RFC 2474 you should not specify the > bits at all - just say that they are exactly as defined in RFC 2474 > and the various PHB definitions that have been published.
I think that diffserv is less relevant in the context of VXLAN. > If you > want to be compatible with IEEE 802.1p that is a different matter, Yes this is more relevant for VXLAN. > but you cannot mix the two up in this way. I now understand that we confused the two very different things. Regards, Behcet > > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ nvo3 mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/nvo3
