On 7/18/2010 7:19 AM, Yaakov Stein wrote:
> Stewart and all, 
> 
> Indeed, the limited number of reserved labels was the main drawback
> of the "reserved label" approach when I first raised it.
> 
> The other possibility of this sort was a special CoS bit combination,
> but there are no universally defined CoS (yet).
> 
> So, are we back to the GAL ?  
> 
> If so, there are still at least 4 options :
> 1) define a new protocol type (plenty of openings in THAT registry!)
> 2) put 1588 packet into an ACH TLV
> 3) use IPv4 protocol type with 1588 over UDP/IP but mark it in some
> other way (e.g., reserved field)

You *MUST* allow both IPv4 *and* IPv6 for an IETF document if you are
using IP at all. If you need to know which is being used then there is a
major problem here.

Danny

> 4) define a new first nibble (0010 ?)  <ugh!>
> 
> Y(J)S
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