Question about FCP-2 timer documentation, PLEASE READ

[John Nutter]

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I would like to see only ULP timers defined in FCP-2.  All of the low level
Fibre Channel specific timers should be defined in the FC-PH/FC-AL
documents.  If you pull the low level timers out of the FC-PH/FC-AL
documents then it will become easier for someone developing the
hardware/firmware to overlook the requirements for these timer.  It also
becomes harder to follow the requirements for implementing Fibre Channel if
you separate these.

John J. Nutter          Title: Fibre Channel Project Leader
Quantum Corporation     Phone: 508-770-5639
M/S:SHR1-3/O13          Fax:   508-770-5920
333 South Street        Email: John.Nutter at quantum.com
 
Shrewsbury, MA 01545


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Bob Snively [SMTP:Bob.Snively at ebay.sun.com]
	Sent:	Wednesday, March 24, 1999 8:35 PM
	To:	fc at nsg0.network.com; t10 at symbios.com
	Subject:	Question about FCP-2 timer documentation, PLEASE
READ


	Question 1)  Timers

	At present, the definitions of timers associated with various
recovery
	mechanisms are scattered across several documents, including FC-PLDA
and
	FC-TAPE and some of the FC-PH and FC-AL documents.  Should FCP-2
take
	over the specification of the timers on behalf of FC-PLDA and
FC-TAPE,
	using only those defined by FC-PH without specification?

	If so, the stuff now in FC-TAPE, section 7 would be the basis for a
	corresponding new section in FCP-2.

	I feel that FCP-2 should take in these definitions, since it is
taking
	in the recovery procedures.

	Bob
	
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