From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stephen Hemminger Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] FLAME: external kernel module for L2.5 meshing Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:43:24 -0700 Message-ID: <20060523094324.11926fcc@localhost.localdomain> References: <44731733.7000204@ti-wmc.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from smtp.osdl.org ([65.172.181.4]:3787 "EHLO smtp.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932081AbWEWQn2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 May 2006 12:43:28 -0400 To: Herman Elfrink In-Reply-To: <44731733.7000204@ti-wmc.nl> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Tue, 23 May 2006 16:07:47 +0200 Herman Elfrink wrote: > > FLAME stands for "Forwarding Layer for Meshing" > > FLAME provides an intermediate layer between the network layer (e.g. > IPv4/IPv6) and the link (MAC) layer, providing L2.5 meshing. Both > network layer and MAC layer can be used unchanged: to the network layer > FLAME appears as a normal Ethernet-type MAC layer, and the underlying > `real' MAC layer will see it as just another type of network layer. > Didn't you just reinvent 802.1d bridging? and/or WDS? As far as the Ethernet protocol field. Getting a real assigned number would have to come out of the IEEE 802. You would need http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/ethertype/forms/index.html It is cheaper (free vs $2500) to get a LLC sap assigned, but then you would have to change the protocol. http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/llc/index.html