FCIP: Comment 125

["Mallikarjun C." <cbm@rose.hp.com>]

Ralph,

> http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-ips-fcip-wglc-01.pdf
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> Please review these comments resolutions to ensure that
> the desired changes are described.


Sorry for the delayed review, I have additional comments on wglc-01
for Comment 125.

Regards.
--
Mallikarjun

Mallikarjun Chadalapaka
Networked Storage Architecture
Network Storage Solutions Organization
Hewlett-Packard MS 5668 
Roseville CA 95747
cbm@rose.hp.com



>Comment 125
>> 9.1.2.3 Connection Setup After a Successful TCP Connect Request
>......
>> If the echoed FCIP Special Frame bytes do not exactly match the
>> FCIP Special Frame bytes sent (words 7 through 17 inclusive), the
>> FCIP Entity SHALL close the TCP Connection and notify the FC
>> Entity with the reason for the closure.
>Seems like all the 11 words are required to be compared. If so, what
>is the Ch bit being used for? IOW, why SHALL it be set by the
>responder?
>Inquiry
>The Ch bit serves to identify the difference between changes
>made intentionally by the echoing FCIP Entity and changes that
>result from transmission errors.

OK, but I don't see how is this distinction may be made use of by the 
receiver.  IIRC, any comparison failure (Ch bit or not) leads to a 
connection drop.  Is Ch bit then intended only for diagnostics?