Re: FCIP: Comment 120

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

> Ralph,
> 
> I suggest the following change, which is mostly editorial, but
> may raise a different issue.  Old text:
> 
> is the sole owner of at least one IP Address and Well Known Port 
> used to form TCP Connections
> 
> New text:
> 
> is the sole user of at least TCP port at the IP address
> used for TCP connections to the FCIP Entity.

I'd suggest an additional tweak (since my understanding from Murali's
bullet (c) is that each Pair can avail multiple IP addresses - one per LEP).

"The FCIP Entity is the connection interface point for the IP Network 
  and is the sole user of one TCP port for each IP address used for TCP
  connections to the FCIP Entity." 

Further, I think the term "connection interface point" needs to be consistently 
used in the draft.   The last para on page 10 defines that the "connection interface point" 
is the *FCIP_DE* that's part of FCIP_LEP.  The second-to-last para on the
same page further says that FCIP_LEP is on the "line" joining FCIP Entity 
with the FC Entity - IOW, belongs to neither.

> 
> The editorial change is to remove any implication of sole ownership/
> usership of the IP address.  The potential new issue is that while
> FCIP has an IANA-assigned TCP port, the specification should not
> prohibit use of a different port for initial contact.

Yes.

From Ralph:
>A new sentence can be added immediately following the sentence cited
>above to address the "why" issue.

Please do.
--
Mallikarjun

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