RE: iSCSI reqmts and Ethernet adapters

[Charles Monia <cmonia@NishanSystems.com>]

Hi:

Are you doing any product development?  If so, it might be even more
productive to share your first hand insights instead of lecturing others.

Charles
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Otis [mailto:dotis@sanlight.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 5:21 PM
> To: Charles Monia; 'KRUEGER,MARJORIE (HP-Roseville,ex1)';
> ips@ece.cmu.edu
> Subject: RE: iSCSI reqmts and Ethernet adapters
> 
> 
> Charles,
> 
> I suspect that I made too great a generalization with respect 
> to networking
> in describing hardware as adapters.  If you feel you efforts 
> are in such a
> niche market as not to warrant the consideration this effort 
> has on other
> networking, then perhaps your application is not of a 
> significant concern.
> You would make a good politician.  I suspect however we would 
> make better
> progress openly discussing this framing issue as it relates to IPS.
> 
> As this was once a hot issue, I don't think it was solved by not doing
> anything in this area.  As you are running high data rates, 
> you will be
> sensitive to packet loss on longer links as will the next.  
> The need to do
> framing is important.  This need is no less important for 
> your application.
> Having a proprietary solution for a specific application was 
> my concern.  If
> we do not make headway in this area quickly, each solution will be
> proprietary.
> 
> Doug
> 
> > Hi:
> >
> > Please see below.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Douglas Otis [mailto:dotis@sanlight.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 5:38 PM
> > > To: Charles Monia; 'KRUEGER,MARJORIE (HP-Roseville,ex1)';
> > > ips@ece.cmu.edu
> > > Subject: RE: iSCSI reqmts and Ethernet adapters
> > >
> > >
> > > Charles,
> > >
> > > The encapsulation proposal is devoid of techniques for
> > > framing.  How do you
> > > expect to see this lack of framing resolved?  Do you expect
> > > to use this
> > > adapter and not have a means for framing?
> > >
> >
> > No, I don't expect to use any adapter.
> >
> > Charles
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