RE: iSCSI:Can each do there own thing?

[Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@wasabisystems.com>]

On Wed, 29 May 2002 pat_thaler@agilent.com wrote:

> Bill,
>
> I don't think you can currently call it a negotiation error if the other
> side doesn't respond in the next PDU to a key you offered regardless of
> whether the key is split, the PDU is full or anything else. Our protocol
> does not require that an implementation to respond immediately to offers
> and this is not listed as an error in the negotiation failures section.
>
> It would be an error if the Target set the T bit when it still hadn't
> responded to offers though I don't think this is explicitly called
> out as a negotiation failure. The same probably applies to the Target
> setting the T bit when it has made offers that haven't been responded
> to yet. Other than that, I think there is no requirement on where in
> a negotiation the response to a particular offer is placed.

Oh, Ok. Then consider my suggestion withdrawn. :-)

Take care,

Bill