Re: Framing Discussion

[Mohan Parthasarathy <Mohan.Parthasarathy@eng.sun.com>]

> > 
> > So, what are the assumptions we are making on the iscsi/TCP
> > architecture ?
> 
> Minimally, the assumptions articulated by the SAM (ANSI X3.270-1996,
> Information Technology - SCSI-3 Architecture Model).
> 
> SAM explicitly indicates that for each SCSI command, a buffer or
> buffers are supplied, from which data is sent, and to which data is
> received.  This model does not admit the network-style buffering model
> of posting a pool of buffers into which data from ANY SCSI command may
> be received.
> 
Thanks for the pointer. I would assume that the framing document
would at least state some of the assumptions about the
architecture relevant to the framing problem. It would save
people time reading the SAM document. 

-mohan