[openib-general] RDMA connection and address translation API

James Lentini jlentini at netapp.com
Thu Aug 25 09:21:02 PDT 2005



On Wed, 24 Aug 2005, Yaron Haviv wrote:

> Any way providing src/dst IPs in the CM Private data is simple, and we
> can come with IBTA extension blessing that data structure as a general
> way to map IP oriented protocols over IB (a 1-2 page draft at the most)
> This way it can also address Caitlin concerns regarding NFS & IETF
> (since now it's a transport specific issue)

How long do you estimate it would take to standardize an IP<->GID 
mechanism (ATS, CM embedded, ...) in the IBTA? 3 months? 6 months? A 
year?....

Let's assume that everyone on this list is in agreement.



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