[Interop-wg] Re: [ofa-general] [RFP] support for iWARP requirement - activeconnect side MUST send first FPDU

[Bill Boas]

On 10/24/07, Steve Wise <swise at opengridcomputing.com> wrote:
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> Michael Krause wrote:
> > The proper action is to propose a new MPA specification to the IETF - it
> > isn't an OFA decision to make.  MPA within the IETF was a tough fight to
> > get into existence.  This particular issue was raised and the outcome
> > from that debate is what is in the 1.0 specification (it is a standard
> > if I recall not a draft).
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> As far as I can see on the IETF site, the MPA, DDP, and RDMAP docs are
> all expired Internet Drafts.  Can you point me to the RFCs?
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> > Fine to argue here but action and
> > specification work must be brought up in the IETF RDDP workgroup and
> > likely to be vetted as well by the TSVWG and Transport AD (both weighed
> > in quite a bit during MPA's creation).
> >
> > If the IETF approves a new draft, then OFA can develop the associated
> > software.  But there may be multiple software stacks to deal with legacy
> > hardware / drivers so the problem isn't just fixed by providing a new
> > MPA specification.   People are using iWARP today that is compliant with
> > today's MPA specification.
> >
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> Yup.
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