Re: frame formats

[sandeepj@research.bell-labs.com (Sandeep Joshi)]

To steal & reintroduce that idea, is it possible to borrow 
a bit or two from the DataLen field to parity-check the AHSLen ?   

Adding an entire BHS header digest, when all you need to verify 
is that AHS-length field, seemed overkill.   On the other hand,
Format-1's chief disadvantage was that it required some processing 
(QL) to locate either/both the length fields.   This has complicated
the choice between all these 3 formats resulting in the current vote.

Borrowing the bits for AHS parity from DataLen solves this problem.

DataLen will now be max 8M/4M but then we dont wish to have large 
iSCSI PDUs in any case.  Btw, I assume Next DataLen AHS does not 
exist in the new setup ?

-Sandeep

> Well, perhaps I was just not quick enough.  I thought I would let this
> settle out a bit before I added my two cents.
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> If you all remember, some folks on this reflector gave Julian a hard time
> because you would have to use a length field that you were not sure was OK,
> if you had a digest error and wanted to jump forward to the next, etc. etc.
> etc.  I am sure you all remember this.  OK, now that Julian proposed a
> parity way to ensure that you could trust the length field, some of the
> parties, have now, I think, voted for format #2.  Unless you want now to
> reconsider your vote, we should stop giving Julian a hard time about the
> length not being ensured correct in the presents of a Digest Error.
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> Either drop the session, or use the length to see if you can get somewhere,
> search for the next marker etc.  All the stuff you said you did not like
> before.  OK, now you have format 2, but lets not go over that old ground
> now that you have decided against the parity.
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> John L. Hufferd
> Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM)
> IBM/SSG San Jose Ca
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> Julian Satran/Haifa/IBM@IBMIL@ece.cmu.edu on 03/30/2001 08:51:50 AM
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> Subject:  frame formats
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> Dear colleagues,
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> It look like Format-2 is selected by popular vote.
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> Julo
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