[T11.3] FCP-3/FC-LS: Use of REC

David Peterson David.Peterson at mcdata.com
Fri Apr 21 11:14:38 PDT 2006


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So, since RES is now obsolete I would propose:
a. Exchange originating S_ID field value shall match the S_ID field
value in the FC Header, or
b. obsolete the Exchange originating S_ID field in the REC payload (and
the associated address fields in the Reply too).
...Dave 
(no disclaimer)
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	From: Neil Wanamaker [mailto:Neil_Wanamaker at pmc-sierra.com] 
	Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 12:56 PM
	To: David Peterson; t10 at t10.org; t11_3 at t11.org
	Subject: RE: [T11.3] FCP-3/FC-LS: Use of REC
	The presence of the S_ID in the request is a legacy of having
been adapted from RES, which had a similar capability.
	Neil
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[mailto:t11_3-bounce at mailman.listserve.com] On Behalf Of David Peterson
	Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 10:25 AM
	To: t10 at t10.org; t11_3 at t11.org
	Subject: [T11.3] FCP-3/FC-LS: Use of REC
	Howdy,
	FC-LS currently specifies the Exchange originating S_ID field in
the REC payload may be different than the address identifier of the
source (and destination) of the REC. From FC-LS rev 1.2 subclause
4.2.55.1:
	"This ELS shall be used only for purposes specific to an FC-4.
The REC (Read Exchange Concise) Extended Link Service requests an
Nx_Port to return Exchange information for the RX_ID and OX_ID
originated by the S_ID specified in the Payload of the request Sequence.
The S_ID specified in the Payload of the request Sequence may differ
|from address identifiers of both the source and destination of the REC
request itself."
	This (third party) capability is problematic for FC-IFR
implementations, since the information needed to perform address
translation may not be known.
	Does anyone have an inplementation where the REC payload
Exchange originating S_ID field does not match the S_ID in the FC
Header?
	Thanks...Dave
	(no disclaimer)



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