RE: iSCSI reqmts and Ethernet adapters

[Black_David@emc.com]

> The only aspect that I was requesting was the iSCSI requirements
> document adds a requirement to seek this common structure for hardware
> support.  You say it is not practical.  I differ with that opinion.

A sentence equivalent in strength to the following sentence
from the IPS WG charter is acceptable:

  The WG will consider whether a layered architecture providing
  common transport, security, and/or other functionality for its
  encapsulations is the best technical approach.

Anything stronger risks linking the protocol encapsulations
in a way that has the potential to cause enormous procedural
headaches.  Common framing work will take place in TSVWG and
can be incorporated by reference to a TSVWG document if
appropriate. 

As for iSCSI on SCTP -- "Send Draft".

--David

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