[openib-general] IB Address Translation service

[Tom Duffy]

On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 11:26 -0500, James Lentini wrote:
> tduffy> > The one thing that ATS provide and is not possible with 
> tduffy> > ARP is reverse resolution GID->IP, any ideas how to achieve 
> tduffy> > that without ATS ?
> tduffy> 
> tduffy> RARP.
> 
> Where is the encapsulation of RARP packets on IB defined? The 
> "Transmission of IP over InfiniBand" IETF draft specifies the 
> procedure for ARP and Neighbor Discovery, but not RARP. 

I do see some mention of RARP in the ipoib IETF draft, but it may not be
fully flushed out.

In any event, I think being able to plop an IB network in an Ethernet
world will require things like RARP to work.  If there is no spec now,
it should be written.

-tduffy
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