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Network Working Group                                           P. KuehnRequest for Comments: 1329                                      May 1992Thoughts on Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI NetworksStatus of this Memo   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does   not specify an Internet standard.  Distribution of this memo is   unlimited.1. Abstract   In this document an idea is submitted how IP and ARP can be used on   inhomogeneous FDDI networks (FDDI networks with single MAC and dual   MAC stations) by introducing a new protocol layer in the protocol   suite of the dual MAC stations.  Thus two dual MAC stations are able   to do a load splitting across the two rings and use the double   bandwidth of 200 Mbits/s as single MAC stations.  The new layer is an   extension of layer 3.  For the user, the higher layer protocols, IP   and ARP the property "dual MAC" is transparent.  No modification is   required in the protocol suite of single MAC stations and transparent   bridges.2. Acknowledgements   This paper is a result of a diploma thesis prepared at the Technical   University of Munich, Lehrstuhl fuer Kommunikationsnetze, in co-   operation with the Siemens Nixdorf AG.  The author would like to   thank Jrg Eberspher and Bernhard Edmaier from the university, Andreas   Thimmel and Jens Horstmeier from the SNI AG at Augsburg for the   helpful comments and discussions.3. Conventions   Primary MAC, P-MAC           MAC, placed on the primary ring   Secondary MAC, S-MAC         MAC, placed on the secondary ring   Inhomogeneous ring           configuration of a dual FDDI ring with                                single MAC and dual MAC stations   DMARP                        Dual MAC Address Resolution Protocol4. Assumptions   When a dual FDDI ring wraps, both MACs in a dual MAC station are   assumed to remain connected to the ring.  ANSI is just investigating   whether the Configuration Management in the Station Management of aKuehn                                                           [Page 1]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   FDDI station can be modified to allow this.  According to the FDDI   SMT standard [1], different addresses are required for all MACs on   the primary and the secondary ring.   In this paper, the MAC in a single MAC station is assumed to reside   on the primary ring.  The application of single MAC stations which   have their MAC attached to the secondary ring is not precluded, but   therefor additional connectivity between the two rings is required.   These configurations are beyond the scope of this document.5. The Application of Transparent Bridges   Transparent bridges can provide links to other 802 LANs or further   inhomogeneous FDDI rings.  The connection between two inhomogeneous   FDDI rings can be realized by one or two transparent bridges. When   two transparent bridges are used, one transparent bridge links the   primary rings, the other the secondary rings.  If two secondary rings   are connected by a transparent bridge, a path of transparent bridges   must exist between the two primary rings.  No transparent bridges are   allowed between the primary and the secondary ring.6. Protocol Layers in Single MAC Stations   The new protocol layer, named load sharing layer, is drafted to be   introduced only in dual MAC stations.  In single MAC stations, IP and   ARP are working on top of the Subnetwork Access Protocol (SNAP) 04]   and the Logical Link Control protocol (802.2 LLC) [3].  LLC type 1 is   used because connectionless services are investigated only.Kuehn                                                           [Page 2]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992      +--------------------------+      |   IP                     |      +--------------------------+      +--------------------------+      |   ARP                    |      +--------------------------+       |             |       | ARP frames  | IP frames       |             |      +--------------------------+      |   SNAP                   |      +--------------------------+      +--------------------------+      |   LLC                    |      +--------------------------+      +--------------------------++-------+      |   FDDI-MAC               || F     |      +--------------------------+| D  S  |      +--------------------------+| D  M  |      |   FDDI PHY and PMD       || I  T  |      +--------------------------++-------+   For the ARP layer, the following model is assumed:   +-------------------------------------------------------X-----------+   |  - ARP entity -                                       |           |   |                                                       | IP frames |   | +----------------+   +----------------+ read          |           |   | | Cache          |   |                | entries +-------------+   |   | | Administration |->-|  Address Cache |------>--| Address     |   |   | +----------------+   |                |         | Conversion  |   |   |     |                +----------------+         | Unit        |   |   |     | ARP frames                                +-------------+   |   |     |                                               / |           |   |     | ___________ <- ARP requests _________________/  | IP frames |   |     |/                                                |           |   +-----X-------------------------------------------------X-----------+   The Address Conversion Unit handles the actual conversion of IP   addresses to hardware addresses.  For this purpose, it uses the   information in the ARP cache.  The cache administration communicates   with other ARP entities by ARP and creates, deletes and renews the   entries in the cache.7. Protocol Layers in Dual MAC Stations   The load sharing layer provides the same interface to ARP as SNAP   does.  To exchange information about addresses and reachability, the   load sharing entities in dual MAC stations communicate with the DualKuehn                                                           [Page 3]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   MAC Address Resolution Protocol (DMARP).  For the transmission of   DMARP frames the SNAP SAP of LLC is used, as for IP and ARP, too.   The Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) in the SNAP header is   set to zero (24 bit), the EtherType field (16 bit) contains a new   number indicating DMARP, which is not defined yet.   +---------------------------------------------------------+   |                         IP                              |   +---------------------------------------------------------+   +---------------------------------------------------------+   |                         ARP                             |   +---------------------------------------------------------+             | ARP frames                 | IP frames   +---------------------------------------------------------+   |                 Load Sharing Layer                      |   +---------------------------------------------------------+    |        |        |          |        |        |    | ARP    | DMARP  | IP       | ARP    | DMARP  | IP    | frames | frames | frames   | frames | frames | frames    |        |        |          |        |        |   +-------------------------+  +----------------------------+   |   SNAP 1                |  |    SNAP 2                  |   +-------------------------+  +----------------------------+   +-------------------------+  +----------------------------+   |   LLC 1                 |  |    LLC 2                   |   +-------------------------+  +----------------------------+   +-------------------------+  +----------------------------++-------+   |   Primary MAC           |  |    Secondary MAC           || F     |   +-------------------------+  +----------------------------+| D  S  |   +---------------------------------------------------------+| D  M  |   |                  FDDI PHY and PMD                       || I  T  |   +---------------------------------------------------------++-------+8. Running Inhomogeneous FDDI Rings8.1. Exchange of Primary MAC Addresses between Stations   IP and higher layer protocols only use the network independent IP   addresses.  The ARP entity takes upon the conversion of an IP address   to the appropriate hardware address.  To make the property dual MAC"   transparent, ARP may only know the addresses of MACs on the primary   ring. Therefore, the load sharing entity always delivers ARP frames   to SNAP 1 for transmission.  By this way, communication with ARP is   done over the primary ring in normal state.  A secondary MAC can   receive an ARP frame when the dual ring is wrapped and the   destination hardware address is a multicast or broadcast address.   These frames will be discarded because they were received twice.Kuehn                                                           [Page 4]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   By this way, the associations of IP addresses to primary MAC   addresses for the single MAC and dual MAC stations are stored in the   ARP cache.  The ARP cache contains no secondary MAC addresses.8.2. Exchange of Secondary MAC Addresses between Dual MAC Stations   The load sharing layer needs to know the secondary MAC addresses of   the other dual MAC stations.  The DMARP is used to get these   addresses.  Whenever the load sharing entity delivers an ARP frame to   SNAP 1, a DMARP reply frame will be sent on the secondary ring,   containing the stations primary and secondary MAC address. The   destination hardware address in this DMARP frame is the broadcast MAC   address, the EtherType field in the SNAP header identifies DMARP.   The IP destination address is copied from the ARP frame.  If the ARP   frame that was transmitted parallel to the DMARP reply was a request,   an ARP reply frame will be sent back to the sending station by the   ARP entity in the receiving station. When the load sharing layer in   the receiving station delivers this ARP reply frame to SNAP 1, it   sends a DMARP reply frame on the secondary ring.   By this way, DMARP exchanges the additionally required secondary MAC   addresses between the dual MAC stations.  This is done parallel to   the exchange of the ARP frames.8.3. Communication of Dual MAC Stations on Different Dual FDDI Rings   If two inhomogeneous dual FDDI rings are connected by one transparent   bridge, dual MAC stations placed on different dual FDDI rings cannot   perform a load sharing.  If both dual FDDI rings remain in normal   state, no DMARP reply frames get from one secondary ring to the other   secondary ring.  A dual MAC station realizes another dual MAC station   placed on the other dual ring as a single MAC station, because it   only receives ARP frames from it.  If one of the dual rings is   wrapped, a DMARP reply frame can get on the primary ring of the other   dual ring.  A target station on the unwrapped ring receives this   DMARP frame by the primary MAC and the load sharing entity stores the   contained addresses in an entry in the address cache.  This entry is   marked with a control bit, named the OR-bit Other ring bit").  No   load sharing will be done with a station related to an entry with the   OR-bit set.   If both dual FDDI rings are wrapped, the MACs of all stations reside   on one ring.  Now, dual MAC stations placed on different dual rings   can communicate with DMARP.  If a DMARP reply frame is received by   the primary MAC and no entry exists for the sending station, a new   entry with OR-Bit set will be created.  Otherwise, the OR-bit will be   set in the existing entry.  If a DMARP reply frame is received by the   secondary MAC and an entry with OR-bit set already exists for theKuehn                                                           [Page 5]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   sending station, the bit will not be reset.   This mechanism provides that no load sharing will be done between   Dual MAC stations on different dual rings if the dual rings are   linked with one transparent bridge.  An additional DMARP error frame   is used to provide against errors when a DMARP reply frame gets lost   on the ring.8.4. Timeout of Entries Marked with OR-Bit Set   If a FDDI ring is wrapped, the DMARP reply frames are received by the   primary and secondary MACs of the target dual MAC stations.  In that   case, the entries for dual MAC stations on the same dual ring are   also marked with the OR-bit, although the load sharing is possible   between these stations.   When an OR-bit in an entry is set for the first time, a timer entity   is started. If the timer entity runs out, a DMARP request frame is   sent over SNAP 2 to the secondary MAC of the associated target)   station.  Then the entry will be discarded.   If the request cannot be received by the target station because the   network configuration has changed, there is no entry in the address   cache for this station any more and no load sharing is computed.  If   the target station receives the DMARP request frame, it sends back a   DMARP reply frame.8.5. Problems with the Application of Large FDDI Networks   With an increasing number of dual FDDI rings, each one linked   together by two transparent bridges, the probability increases, that   one of these inhomogeneous dual FDDI rings is wrapped in the moment   when two dual MAC stations exchange ARP frames and DMARP replies.   If two dual MAC stations are communicating for the first time, the   probability decreases that a load sharing is really computed after   the exchange of DMARP replies, although this would be possible   according to the network configuration.  It relies upon the fact,   that DMARP replies get to the primary ring over the wrapped dual ring   and only entries marked with the OR-bit set are created. To solve   this problem further expedients are invented:   At first, entries in the address cache can be marked read-only by the   setting of the R-bit.  In dual MAC stations, entries can be written   manually for other dual MAC stations that are frequently talked to or   that have a special importance.  The control bits of these entries   cannot be changed by DMARP.Kuehn                                                           [Page 6]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   Next, additional control bits are introduced.  One of these bits is   the Hold-bit (H-bit). When two dual MAC stations exchange ARP frames   and DMARP replies to create entries in their address caches, one   station starts sending a DMARP reply, first.  According to the   network state, it sends an additional DMARP error frame, a moment   later.  Within a maximum period of time (see "Configuring the Timer   Parameters"), all frames arrive at the neighbour station and are   received by the primary and/or secondary MAC.  If the OR-bit was not   set for an entry within this period of time, it is clear, that no   further DMARP frames will be received, which result in setting the   OR-bit.  For such an entry the H-bit is set.  As the reception of   reply and error frames is not sufficient for setting the OR-bit when   the H-bit is set, the load sharing is assumed to be sure.  The   correctness of the H-bit will be verified in relatively long time   periods by queries (query and hold frames) at the station associated.   For two communicating stations there exists a possibility to get   information from a third station.  Always, when the OR-bit is set for   an entry in a dual MAC station, a search frame is transmitted by the   secondary MAC, containing the own primary MAC address and the primary   MAC address of the counter station.  If a third station can compute a   sure load sharing with both stations (the H-bit is set for the   associated entries), the stations can perform a load sharing between   them, too.  The third station informs these stations by sending found   frames to them.8.6. Multicast and Broadcast Addresses in IP Frames   If the destination hardware address of an IP frame is a multicast or   broadcast hardware address, the frame is always delivered to SNAP 1   and sent on the primary ring, because one of the addressed stations   could be a single MAC station.  IP frames which are delivered to the   load sharing entity by SNAP 2 are discarded by the load sharing   entity.  Thus, the duplication of these frames can be prevented.9. Internal Structure   One load Sharing entity exists in the load sharing layer.  This load   sharing entity consists of the address cache, the cache   administration and the multiplexer.Kuehn                                                           [Page 7]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   to ARP                                                     to ARP   +----X----------------------------------------------------X--------+   |    |                                                   | IP      |   |    | ARP frames                            read        | frames  |   |    |                                       entries     |         |   | +----------------------------+   +---------+       +----------+  |   | | Cache Administration       |->-| Address |---->--|  Multi-  |  |   | +----------------------------|->-| Cache   |       |  plexer  |  |   |  |        |        |        |    +---------+       |          |  |   |  |        |        |        |                      +----------+  |   |  | ARP    | DMARP  | ARP    | DMARP                |        |    |   |  | frames | frames | frames | frames            IP |     IP |    |   |  |        |        |        |               frames | frames |    |   |  |        |        |        |                      |        |    |   +--X--------X--------X--------X-----------------------X--------X---+   to SNAP 1         to SNAP 2                    to SNAP 1   to SNAP 29.1. The Address Cache   In the address cache, the associations of primary MAC addresses to   secondary MAC addresses are stored for other dual MAC stations on the   network.  There are no entries for single MAC stations.   Because the OR- and the LS-bit (see table) always have inverted   values, one of the bits is redundant.  Afterwards the examination of   an entry state gets easier by the introduction of both bits, they are   defined together.  The ARP is able to support other protocol address   formats than the IP format.  To support this ARP property by DMARP,   the protocol type number as used in the ARP frames is stored in every   entry of the address cache.  So, a dual MAC station is able to   communicate with another station with DMARP, even if the other   station does not use IP.  The numbers used in DMARP frames and the   address cache for the protocol type and the address length are taken   over from ARP.   name               length     comment   --------------------------------------------------------------------   P-MAC address      48 bit     Address of the primary MAC                                 in an other dual MAC station   S-MAC address      48 bit     Address of the secondary MAC                                 in that station   LS-bit             1 bit      A load sharing can be performed                                 with that station                                 ("Load sharing bit")Kuehn                                                           [Page 8]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   OR-bit             1 bit      No load sharing may be done                                 with that station                                 ("Other ring bit")   H-bit              1 bit      The load sharing with that                                 station is trusty.                                 ("Hold bit")   Q-bit              1 bit      A query frame was sent to that                                 station, no hold frame was                                 received yet ("Query bit")   R-bit              1 bit      This entry cannot be changed by                                 DMARP ("Read-only bit")   V-bit              1 bit      The entry is valid                                 ("Valid bit")   subscript          32 bit     Unique number, identifying this                                 entry   protocol type      16 bit     Number of the protocol type                                 that was last used in that                                 station9.2. The Multiplexer   The multiplexer deals with multiplexing the IP frames upon the two   FDDI rings.  Broadcast and multicast frames are always sent on the   primary ring.  Otherwise, the contents of the address cache and a load   sharing criteria are used to decide on which of the rings an IP frame   has to be transmitted.  If there is no entry for the primary MAC   address of the destination station in the cache, the IP frame is   transmitted on the primary ring.  If there is an entry for the   destination station and the LS-bit is set, a load sharing can be done   with this station.  Later on a load sharing criteria, which is beyond   the scope of this document, decides, which one of the rings is used   for transmission.  An example for a load sharing criteria is the   length of the transmit queues in the MACs.  The multiplexer requires an   abstract function only, which returns the appropriate ring for the   transmission of an actual IP frame.   Additionally, the multiplexer filters the received IP frames:   multicast or broadcast frames received from the secondary MAC are   discarded.Kuehn                                                           [Page 9]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 19929.3. The Cache Administration   The cache administration creates and deletes the entries in the   address cache.  For this purpose, it communicates with other load   sharing entities in other dual MAC stations with the DMARP.  The   cache administration handles the delivery of ARP frames to the ARP   and the SNAP entity in the station, respectively.   The cache administration needs three timers for the communication with   the DMARP, which have to be supported by the system environment.  Each   of these timers must support a timer entity for each entry in the   address cache, whereby a single one is running at a time.   Supported timer services:      TIMER_request(time, name, subscript)      TIMER_response(name, subscript)      TIMER_cancel(name, subscript):   A timer entity is started by the service TIMER_request and cancelled   by the TIMER_cancel service request. The TIMER_response service   indicates that a timer entity has run out.  The parameter name is the   name of a timer: OR-Entry-Timer, Hold-Timer, or Query-Timer.  Each   entry in the address cache is uniquely identified by a number   subscript).  This number is also the number of an associated timer   entity.  How to dispose these numbers is a question of   implementation.  The parameter time determines the time period when   the timer runs out.  This parameter has the value OR-set-timeout for   the OR-Entry-Timer, Hold-time for the Hold-Timer and Query-time for   the Query-Timer.9.4. Configuring the Timer Parameters   The OR-set-timeout parameter for the OR-Entry-Timer      The period of time, determined by this parameter, should be      essentially longer than the maximum time for a frame to travel      around the entire network.  The expression entire network means      the network which is constituted by the subnetworks linked      together with transparent bridges.  When entries with OR-bit set      are created continuously for a dual MAC station by the timeout      mechanism, this parameter determines the periods of time between      the consecutive requests that are sent to this station.  If the      state of the dual FDDI ring changes and an entry with LS-bit set      could be created, this parameter additionally determines the      maximum time until the new entry is created.  (If an entry could      not be created by transmission of search frames.)  Therefore, the      OR-set-timeout parameter should be set to some 10 seconds.Kuehn                                                          [Page 10]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   The Hold-time parameter for the Hold-Timer      The period of time, determined by this parameter, should as well      be essentially longer than the maximum time for a frame to travel      around the entire network.  When two stations communicate for the      first time, they exchange ARP frames and DMARP replies.  The      Hold-time parameter determines the period of time until the load      sharing is assumed to be accomplished after the setting of the      LS-bit.  In this period of time, the frames mentioned above must      have reached its destination.  If an entry would be marked with      the H-bit incorrectly, the time until it gets corrected will be      relatively long (Query time).  Proposed dimension: several      minutes.   The Query-time parameter for the Query-Timer      When an entry is marked with LS- and H-bit it is assumed, that      load sharing can be performed with the associated station.  To      allow the correction of a wrong value of the H-bit, the      correctness of the H-bit is tested in periods of time, determined      by the parameter Query-time.  It is tested whether a frame is      received, which was sent by the secondary MAC to the secondary MAC      address of the target station.  (The target station acknowledges      the reception of the query frame by a hold frame.)  To limit the      traffic caused by the query and hold frames, the parameter Query-      time should be set to several minutes.9.5. Format of DMARP Frames   fieldname            length            comment   --------------------------------------------------------------------   hardware type        16 bit            1 = "ethernet"   protocol type        16 bit            2048D = "Internet                                          Protocol"   length of hardware   8 bit             Value in octets,   addresses                              6 for 48 bit MAC addresses   length of protocol   8 bit             Value in octets,   addresses                              4 for Internet addresses   operation            16 bit            1: "reply"                                          2: "request"                                          3: "error"                                          4: "search"                                          5: "found"Kuehn                                                          [Page 11]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992                                          6: "query"                                          7: "hold"   1. hardware address  ... octets   2. hardware address  ... octets   protocol address     ... octets   sender   protocol address     ... octets   receiver   --------------------------------------------------------------------   The value for the field "protocol type" is the same as in ARP frames.9.6. Contents of DMARP Frames   In the following tables of DMARP frames, the fields containing the   length and type of protocol and hardware addresses are omitted.   Format:   +-------------------------------------------------------------+   | Operation | 1. hardware | 2. hardware | protocol | protocol |   |           | address     |    address  | address  | address  |   |           |             |             | sender   | receiver |   +-------------------------------------------------------------+   Operation = 1 (reply), 2 (request), 3 (error):   +-----------------------------------------------------------------+   | Operation | P-MAC address | S-MAC address | protocol | protocol |   |           | sender        | sender        | address  | address  |   |           |               |               | sender   | receiver |   +-----------------------------------------------------------------+   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   | Operation=4 | P-MAC        | P-MAC address | protocol | broadcast |   | (search)    | address      | counter-      | address  | protocol  |   |             | sender       | station       | sender   | address   |   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   | Operation=5 | P-MAC        | S-MAC address | protocol | broadcast |   | (found)     | address      | counter-      | address  | protocol  |   |             | sender       | station       | sender   | address   |   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+Kuehn                                                          [Page 12]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   | Operation=6 | S-MAC        | P-MAC address | protocol | broadcast |   | (query)     | address      | counter-      | address  | protocol  |   |             | sender       | station       | sender   | address   |   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   | Operation=7 | P-MAC address | S-MAC address | protocol | protocol |   | (hold)      | sender        | sender        | address  | address  |   |             |               |               | sender   | receiver |   +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   Apart from the error frames all frames are sent on the secondary   ring.  The reply, error and search frames are addressed to the   broadcast hardware address.  The request, found, query and hold   frames are addressed to an individual secondary MAC address.10. Formal Description   The following description is written in ESTELLE.10.1. Global Constants, Variables and Typesdefault individual queue;timescale ...;type PDU_type        = ... ; (* format of a Protocol Data Unit:                             String of variable length               *) HW_addr_type    = ... ; (* format of a 48 bit MAC address           *) PR_addr_type    = ... ; (* General: format of a protocol address                            in an ARP or DMARP frame                 *) IP_addr_type    = ... ; (* General: format of an IP address         *) QoS_type        = ... ; (* General: format of a Quality-of-                             -Service statement                      *) timer_name_type = ... ; (* Type for the name of a system timer      *) flag = (reset,set);var(*  The values of these variables are set in the initialization part or  by external management functions.*)Kuehn                                                          [Page 13]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992My_P_MAC_addr      : HW_addr_type; (* Address of the MAC, placed on                                      the primary ring               *)My_S_MAC_addr      : HW_addr_type; (* Address of the MAC, placed on                                      the secondary ring             *)My_IP_address      : IP_addr_type; (* IP address of this station     *)Broadcast_HW_addr  : HW_addr_type; (* Broadcast MAC address (48 bit) *)Broadcast_IP_addr  : IP_addr_type; (* Broadcast IP address           *)dmarp_QoS          : QoS_type;     (* Quality_of_Service-statement                                      for DMARP frames               *)ethernet         : integer; (* Type statement in DMARP frames        *)ip               : integer; (* Number for IP as protocol type        *)fddi_addr_length : integer; (* Length of a MAC address in octetts    *)ip_addr_length   : integer; (* Length of a IP address in octetts     *)OR_set_timeout   : integer; (* Parameter for the OR-Entry-Timer      *)Query_time       : integer; (* Parameter for the Hold-Timer          *)Hold_time        : integer; (* Parameter for the Query-Timer         *)10.2. Channels   channel SAPchn(User,Provider);   by User :    UNITDATA_request    (      Source_addr  : HW_addr_type;      Dest_addr    : HW_addr_type;      QoS          : QoS_type;      PDU          : PDU_type;    )   by Provider :    UNITDATA_indication    (      Source_addr  : HW_addr_type;      Dest_addr    : HW_addr_type;      QoS          : QoS_type;      PDU          : PDU_type;    )   channel System_Access_Point_chn(User,Provider);   by User:    TIMER_request(Time       : integer;                  Timer_id   : timer_name_type;                  subscript  : integer);    TIMER_cancel(Timer_id    : timer_name_type;                 subscript   : integer);Kuehn                                                          [Page 14]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   by Provider:    TIMER_response(Timer_id  : timer_name_type;                   subscript : integer);10.3. The Module Header and Interaction Points   module LS_module systemprocess;    ip LS_ARPSAP     : SAPchn(Provider);       LS_IPSAP      : SAPchn(Provider);       SNAP1_ARPSAP  : SAPchn(User);       SNAP1_LSSAP   : SAPchn(User);       SNAP1_IPSAP   : SAPchn(User);       SNAP2_ARPSAP  : SAPchn(User);       SNAP2_LSSAP   : SAPchn(User);       SNAP2_IPSAP   : SAPchn(User);       LS_System_Access_Point : System_Access_Point_chn(User);   end;10.4. The Modulebody of the Load Sharing Entity   body LS_body for LS_module;   module multiplexer_module process;    ip LS_IPSAP    : SAPchn(Provider);       SNAP1_IPSAP : SAPchn(User);       SNAP2_IPSAP : SAPchn(User);   end;   module cache_administration_module process;    ip LS_ARPSAP    : SAPchn(Provider);       SNAP1_ARPSAP : SAPchn(User);       SNAP1_LSSAP  : SAPchn(User);       SNAP2_ARPSAP : SAPchn(User);       SNAP2_LSSAP  : SAPchn(User);       LS_System_Access_Point : System_Access_Point_chn(User);   end;   body cache_administration_body for cache_administration_module;     (* defined later *)   end;   body multiplexer_body for multiplexer_module;     (* defined later *)   end;   modvar    cache_administration : cache_administration_module;Kuehn                                                          [Page 15]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992    multiplexer          : multiplexer_module;   initialize   begin    ethernet         := 1;    ip               := 2048;    fddi_addr_length := 6;    ip_addr_length   := 4;    init cache_administration      with cache_administration_body;    init multiplexer               with multiplexer_body;    attach LS_IPSAP                to multiplexer.LS_IPSAP;    attach SNAP1_IPSAP             to multiplexer.SNAP1_IPSAP;    attach SNAP2_IPSAP             to multiplexer.SNAP2_IPSAP;    attach LS_ARPSAP               to cache_administration.LS_ARPSAP;    attach SNAP1_ARPSAP            to cache_administration.SNAP1_ARPSAP;    attach SNAP1_LSSAP             to cache_administration.SNAP1_LSSAP;    attach SNAP2_ARPSAP            to cache_administration.SNAP2_ARPSAP;    attach SNAP2_LSSAP             to cache_administration.SNAP2_LSSAP;    attach LS_System_Access_Point  to cache_administration.                                       LS_System_Access_Point;   end; end;10.5. The Modulebody for the Multiplexerbody multiplexer_body for multiplexer_module;type  Type_of_addr_type = (individual, multi, broad);  ring_type         = (primary, secondary);var  act_S_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type;function determ_addrtype(HW_addr: HW_addr_type): Type_of_addr_type;primitive;(*  Returns the type of a hardware address.  (Individual, multicast or broadcast address)*)function get_cacheentry(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr: HW_addr_type; var S_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type): boolean;primitive;(* Returns the associated secondary MAC address for a given primary MAC address and protocol type. If an entry exists, the value TRUE is returned.*)Kuehn                                                          [Page 16]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992function ls_criteria : ring_type;(* Returns the ring on which the actual frame should be transmitted.*)primitive;transwhen LS_IPSAP.UNITDATA_request(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU) begin if determ_addrtype(Dest_addr) <> individual then output SNAP1_IPSAP.UNITDATA_request(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU); else begin  if get_cacheentry(ip,Dest_addr,act_S_MAC_addr) and   (ls_criteria=secondary) then  output SNAP2_IPSAP.UNITDATA_request(My_S_MAC_addr,   act_S_MAC_addr,QoS,PDU);  else  output SNAP1_IPSAP.UNITDATA_request(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU); end;end;when SNAP1_IPSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU)begin output LS_IPSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU);end;when SNAP2_IPSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU)begin if determ_addrtype(Dest_addr) = individual then begin  Dest_addr := My_P_MAC_addr;  output LS_IPSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU); end;end;10.6. The Modulebody for the Cache Administrationbody cache_administration_body for cache_administration_module;type arp_pdu_type = record  hwtype        : integer;  prtype        : integer;  HW_length     : integer;  PR_length     : integer;  operation     : (request,reply);  HW_sender     : HW_addr_type;  PR_sender     : PR_addr_type;  HW_receiver   : HW_addr_type;Kuehn                                                          [Page 17]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992  PR_receiver   : PR_addr_type; end; dmarp_operation_type = (request,reply,error,search,found,query,hold); dmarp_pdu_type = record  hwtype        : integer;  prtype        : integer;  HW_length     : integer;  PR_length     : integer;  operation     : dmarpoperation_type;  HW_1          : HW_addr_type;  HW_2          : HW_addr_type;  PR_sender     : PR_addr_type;  PR_receiver   : PR_addr_type; end;var arp_pdu        : arp_pdu_type; dmarp_pdu      : dmarp_pdu_type; send_pdu       : dmarp_pdu_type; act_P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type;function my_pr_address(prtype : integer ; praddr : PR_addr_type):boolean;(* Returns TRUE, if praddr is my station address, the protocol type is prtype. (2048d for the Internet protocol)*)primitive;function get_my_pr_addr(prtype : integer) : PR_addr_type;(* Returns my station address, the protocol has the number prtype.*)function extract_arp_pdu(PDU : PDU_type) : arp_pdu_type;(* Returns the data contained in an ARP PDU as a record.*)primitive;function extract_dmarp_pdu(PDU : PDU_type) : dmarp_pdu_type;(* Returns the data contained in an DMARP PDU as a record.*)primitive;Kuehn                                                          [Page 18]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992function assemble_dmarp_pdu(dmarp_pdu : dmarp_pdu_type): PDU;(* Returns a DMARP PDU from the data in the record.*)primitive;procedure create_entry(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr: HW_addr_type; S_MAC_addr: HW_addr_type; LS_Bit: flag; OR_Bit: flag; H_Bit: flag; Q_Bit: flag; R_Bit: flag; V_Bit: flag);(* Creates a new entry in the address cache, if no entry with the given primary MAC address or R-bit set to one exists. The protocol type has the number prtype. The control bits are set as given in the parameters, the LS-bit is set last.*)primitive;function search_entry(prtype : integer; P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type):boolean;(* Returns TRUE if an entry with the primary MAC address P_MAC_addr and the given protocol type was found in the address cache.*)primitive;procedure update_entry(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr: HW_addr_type; S_MAC_addr: HW_addr_type);(* Searches an entry with the given primary MAC address P_MAC_address and updates the secondary MAC address in the entry if the R-bit is set to zero.*)primitive;procedure reset_LS_bit(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type);(* Searches an entry with the given primary MAC address P_MAC_address and resets the LS-bit if the R-bit is reset.*)primitive;procedure set_Q_bit(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type);(* Searches an entry with the given primary MAC address P_MAC_address and sets the Q-bit if the R-bit is reset.*)primitive;Kuehn                                                          [Page 19]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992function H_bit_set(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type):boolean;(* Returns TRUE if an entry exists with H-bit set to one and the given P-MAC address.*)primitive;function OR_bit_set(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type):boolean;(* Returns TRUE if an entry exists with OR-bit set to one and the given P-MAC address.*)primitive;function LS_bit_set(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type):boolean;(* Returns TRUE if an entry exists with LS-bit set to one and the given P-MAC address.*)primitive;function Q_bit_set(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type):boolean;(* Returns TRUE if an entry exists with Q-bit set to one and the given P-MAC address.*)primitive;function get_subscript(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr : HW_addr_type):integer;(* Returns the subscipt number of an entry with the given primary MAC address.*)primitive;function get_broadcast_addr(prtype : integer): PR_addr_type;(* Returns the broadcast protocol address for the given protocol type.*)function get_P_MAC_addr(subscript : integer) : HW_addr_type;(* Returns the primary MAC address of the entry with the given subscriptKuehn                                                          [Page 20]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992 number.*)primitive;function get_S_MAC_addr(prtype: integer; P_MAC_addr: HW_addr_type): HW_addr_type;(* Returns the secondary MAC address of the station with the given primary MAC address.*)primitive;procedure delete_entry(subscript : integer);(* Deletes the entry with the given subscript number if the R-bit is reset.*)primitive;function get_pr_type(subscript : integer) : integer;(* Returns the protocol type for the entry with the given subscript number.*)primitive;function get_pr_length(prtype : integer) : integer;(* Returns the length of a protocol address.*)primitive;transwhen LS_ARPSAP.UNITDATA_request(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU)begin arp_pdu := extract_arp_pdu(PDU); output SNAP1_ARPSAP.UNITDATA_request(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU); dmarp_pdu.hwtype               := ethernet; dmarp_pdu.prtype               := arp_pdu.prtype; dmarp_pdu.HW_length            := fddi_addr_length; dmarp_pdu.PR_length            := arp_pdu.PR_length; dmarp_pdu.operation            := reply; dmarp_pdu.HW_1                 := My_P_MAC_addr; dmarp_pdu.HW_2                 := My_S_MAC_addr; dmarp_pdu.PR_sender            := arp_pdu.PR_sender; dmarp_pdu.PR_receiver          := arp_pdu.PR_receiver;Kuehn                                                          [Page 21]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992 PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(dmarp_pdu); output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(My_S_MAC_addr,Broadcast_HW_addr,  dmarp_QoS,PDU);end;when SNAP1_ARPSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU)begin output LS_ARPSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU);end;when SNAP2_ARPSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU)begin end;when SNAP1_LSSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU)begin dmarp_pdu := extract_dmarp_pdu(PDU); if ((dmarp_pdu.operation = error) or (dmarp_pdu.operation = reply)) then begin  if my_pr_address(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.PR_receiver) then begin   if not H_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then begin    if not OR_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then begin     if LS_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then begin      output LS_System_Access_point.TIMER_cancel(       "Hold_Timer",get_subscript(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1));      create_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_pdu.HW_2,       reset,set,reset,reset,reset,set);     end;     output LS_System_Access_point.TIMER_request(      OR_set_timeout,"OR_Entry_Timer",      get_subscript(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1));     send_pdu.hwtype    := ethernet;     send_pdu.prtype    := dmarp_pdu.prtype;     send_pdu.HW_length := fddi_addr_length;     send_pdu.PR_length := dmarp_pdu.PR_length;     send_pdu.operation := search;     send_pdu.HW_1      := My_P_MAC_addr;     send_pdu.HW_2      := dmarp_pdu.HW_1;     send_pdu.PR_sender := get_my_pr_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype);     send_pdu.PR_receiver := get_broadcast_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype);     PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(dmarp_pdu);     output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(      My_S_MAC_addr,Broadcast_HW_addr,dmarp_QoS,PDU);    end else begin     if dmarp_pdu.operation=error then     update_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_pdu.HW_2);    end;   end else beginKuehn                                                          [Page 22]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992    if dmarp_pdu.operation = error then    update_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_pdu.HW_2);   end;  end else begin   if my_pr_address(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.PR_sender) and    (dmarp_pdu.operation = reply) then begin    dmarp_pdu.operation := error;    PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(dmarp_pdu);    output SNAP1_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(     My_P_MAC_addr,Broadcast_HW_addr,dmarp_QoS,PDU);   end else begin    if dmarp_pdu.operation=error and     search_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then    update_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_pdu.HW_2);end; end; end; end;when SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_indication(Source_addr,Dest_addr,QoS,PDU)begin dmarp_pdu := extract_dmarp_pdu(PDU); if (dmarp_pdu.operation = found) and  my_pr_address(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.PR_receiver) then begin  if not H_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then begin   if OR_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then begin    output LS_System_Access_Point.     TIMER_cancel("OR_Entry_Timer",     get_subscript(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1));   end;   if LS_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then begin    output LS_System_Access_Point.     TIMER_cancel("Hold_Timer",     get_subscript(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1));   end;   create_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_pdu.HW_2,    set,reset,set,reset,reset,set);   output LS_System_Access_Point.TIMER_request(Query_time,"Query_Timer",    get_subscript(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1));  end; end else begin  if (dmarp_pdu.operation = reply) or   (dmarp_pdu.operation = request) then begin   if search_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then    update_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_pdu.HW_2);  end;  if (dmarp_pdu.operation=request) and   my_pr_address(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.PR_receiver) then begin   send_pdu.hwtype      := dmarp_pdu.hwtype;   send_pdu.prtype      := dmarp_pdu.prtype;Kuehn                                                          [Page 23]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   send_pdu.HW_length   := fddi_addr_length;   send_pdu.PR_length   := dmarp_pdu.PR_length;   send_pdu.operation   := reply;   send_pdu.HW_1        := My_P_MAC_addr;   send_pdu.HW_2        := My_S_MAC_addr;   send_pdu.PR_sender   := get_my_pr_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype);   send_pdu.PR_receiver := dmarp_pdu.PR_sender;   PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(dmarp_pdu);   output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(    My_S_MAC_addr,Broadcast_HW_addr,dmarp_QoS,PDU);  end else begin   if my_pr_address(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.pr_receiver) then begin    case dmarp_pdu.operation of     reply: begin      if not ( OR_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) or       LS_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) )then begin       create_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_pdu.HW_2,        set,reset,reset,reset,reset,set);       output LS_System_Access_Point.TIMER_request(Hold_time,        "Hold_Timer",get_subscript(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1));      end;     end;     error: begin      if not ( OR_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) or       H_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) ) then begin       if LS_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then       output LS_System_access_point.TIMER_cancel(        "Hold_Timer",get_subscript(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1));       create_entry(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_pdu.HW_2,        reset,set,reset,reset,reset,set);       output LS_System_access_point.TIMER_request(        OR_set_timeout,"OR_Entry_Timer",        get_subscript(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1));       send_pdu.hwtype          := ethernet;       send_pdu.prtype          := dmarp_pdu.prtype;       send_pdu.HW_length       := fddi_addr_length;       send_pdu.PR_length       := dmarp_pdu.PR_length;       send_pdu.operation       := search;       send_pdu.HW_1            := My_P_MAC_addr;       send_pdu.HW_2            := dmarp_pdu.HW_1;       send_pdu.PR_sender       := get_my_pr_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype);       send_pdu.PR_receiver     := get_broadcast_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype);       PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(dmarp_pdu);       output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(        My_S_MAC_addr,Broadcast_HW_addr,dmarp_QoS,PDU);      end;     end;Kuehn                                                          [Page 24]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992     search: begin      if not (dmarp_pdu.HW_1=My_P_MAC_addr or       dmarp_pdu.HW_2=My_P_MAC_addr) then begin       if H_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) and        H_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_2) then begin        send_pdu.hwtype      := ethernet;        send_pdu.prtype      := dmarp_pdu.prtype;        send_pdu.HW_length   := fddi_addr_length;        send_pdu.PR_length   := dmarp_pdu.PR_length;        send_pdu.operation   := found;        send_pdu.HW_1        := dmarp_pdu.HW_2;        send_pdu.HW_2        := get_S_MAC_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype,                                 dmarp_pdu.HW_2);        send_pdu.PR_sender   := get_my_pr_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype);        send_pdu.PR_receiver := get_broadcast_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype);        PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(send_pdu);        output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(My_S_MAC_addr,         get_S_MAC_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1),dmarp_QoS,PDU);        send_pdu.HW_1 := dmarp_pdu.HW_1;        send_pdu.HW_2 := get_S_MAC_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype,         dmarp_pdu.HW_1);        PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(send_pdu);        output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(My_S_MAC_addr,         get_S_MAC_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_2),dmarp_QoS,PDU);       end;      end;     end;     Query: begin      if dmarp_pdu.HW_2 = My_P_MAC_addr then begin       send_pdu.hwtype          := ethernet;       send_pdu.prtype          := dmarp_pdu.prtype;       send_pdu.HW_length       := dmarp_pdu.HW_length;       send_pdu.PR_length       := dmarp_pdu.PR_length;       send_pdu.operation       := hold;       send_pdu.HW_1            := My_P_MAC_addr;       send_pdu.HW_2            := My_S_MAC_addr;       send_pdu.PR_sender       := get_my_pr_addr(dmarp_pdu.prtype);       send_pdu.PR_receiver     := dmarp_pdu.PR_sender;       PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(send_pdu);       output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(        My_S_MAC_addr,dmarp_pdu.HW_1,dmarp_QoS,PDU);      end;     end;     Hold: begin      if H_bit_set(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1) then      reset_Q_bit(dmarp_pdu.prtype,dmarp_pdu.HW_1);Kuehn                                                          [Page 25]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992     end;    end;   end;  end; end;end;when LS_System_Access_Point.TIMER_response(Timer_name,subscript) begincase Timer_name of "OR_Entry_Timer": begin  act_P_MAC_addr := get_P_MAC_addr(subscript);  if OR_bit_set(get_pr_type(subscript),act_P_MAC_addr) then begin   send_pdu.hwtype      := ethernet;   send_pdu.prtype      := get_pr_type(subscript);   send_pdu.HW_length   := fddi_addr_length;   send_pdu.PR_length   := get_pr_length(send_pdu.prtype);   send_pdu.operation   := request;   send_pdu.HW_1        := My_P_MAC_addr;   send_pdu.HW_2        := My_S_MAC_addr;   send_pdu.PR_sender   := get_my_pr_addr(send_pdu.prtype);   send_pdu.PR_receiver := get_broadcast_addr(send_pdu.prtype);   PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(send_pdu);   output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(    My_S_MAC_addr,get_S_MAC_addr(send_pdu.prtype,act_P_MAC_addr),    dmarp_QoS,PDU);   delete_entry(subscript);  end; end; "Hold_Timer": begin  act_P_MAC_addr := get_P_MAC_addr(subscript);  if (not H_bit_set(get_pr_type(subscript),act_P_MAC_addr)) and   LS_bit_set(get_pr_type(subscript),act_P_MAC_addr) then begin   set_H_bit(get_pr_type(subscript),act_P_MAC_addr);   output LS_System_Access_point.TIMER_request(    Query_time,"Query_Timer",subscript);  end; end; "Query_Timer": begin  act_P_MAC_addr       := get_P_MAC_addr(subscript);  send_pdu.hwtype      := ethernet;  send_pdu.prtype      := get_pr_type(subscript);  send_pdu.HW_length   := fddi_addr_length;  send_pdu.PR_length   := get_pr_length(send_pdu.prtype);  send_pdu.PR_sender   := get_my_pr_addr(send_pdu.prtype);  send_pdu.PR_receiver := get_broadcast_addr(send_pdu.prtype);  if Q_bit_set(get_pr_type(subscript),act_P_MAC_addr) then begin   send_pdu.HW_1      := My_P_MAC_addr;Kuehn                                                          [Page 26]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992   send_pdu.HW_2      := My_S_MAC_addr;   send_pdu.operation := request;   PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(send_pdu);   output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(    My_S_MAC_addr,get_S_MAC_addr(send_pdu.prtype,act_P_MAC_addr),    dmarp_QoS,PDU);   delete_entry(subscript);  end else begin   send_pdu.HW_1      := My_S_MAC_addr;   send_pdu.HW_2      := get_P_MAC_addr(subscript);   send_pdu.operation := query;   PDU := assemble_dmarp_pdu(send_pdu);   output SNAP2_LSSAP.UNITDATA_request(    My_S_MAC_addr,get_S_MAC_addr(send_pdu.prtype,send_pdu.HW_2),    dmarp_QoS,PDU);   set_Q_bit(send_pdu.prtype,send_pdu.HW_2);end; end; end; end; end; (* body *)11. Summary   The introduction of the load sharing layer in the protocol layering   of the dual MAC stations allows the application of IP and ARP on   inhomogeneous FDDI rings. The protocol suite of single MAC stations   needs no modification.   By the load sharing layer, the property "dual MAC" is transparent for   ARP, IP and the higher layer protocols.   In dual MAC stations, any load sharing criteria may be implemented in   the multiplexer of the load sharing entity.  The conversion of   addresses, the exchange of address and reachability information   between dual MAC stations and the proper transmission of multicast   and broadcast frames is taken upon by the load sharing entity.12. References    [1] ANSI, "FDDI Station Management (SMT)", ANSI        X3T9/90-X3T9.5/84-49 Rev 6.2, May 1990.    [2] ANSI, "FDDI Media Access Control (MAC-2)",        X3T9/90-X3T9.5/88-139 Rev 3.2, June 1990.    [3] ISO, "Information processing systems- Local area networks-        Part 2: Logical link control", ISO 8802-2:1989, August 1989.    [4] IEEE, "Draft Standard P802.1A Overview and Architecture",        P802.1A/D9-89/74, September 1989.Kuehn                                                          [Page 27]

RFC 1329     Address Resolution for Dual MAC FDDI Networks      May 1992    [5] Plummer, C., "An Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol --or--        Converting Network Protocol Addresses to 48.bit Ethernet        Address for Transmission on Ethernet Hardware",RFC 826, MIT,        November 1982.    [6] Reynolds, J., and Postel, J., "Assigned Numbers",RFC 1060,        USC/Information Sciences Institute, March 1990.    [7] Postel, J., "Internet Protocol",RFC 791, USC/Information        Sciences Institute, September 1981.    [8] Katz, D., "A Proposed Standard for the Transmission of IP        Datagrams over FDDI Networks",RFC 1188, Merit/NSFNET,        October 1990.    [9] Internet Engineering Task Force, Braden, R., Editor,        "Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers",RFC 1122, IETF, October 1989.   [10] Katz, D., "The Use of Connectionless Network Layer Protocols        over FDDI Networks", Merit/NSFNET, 1990.13.  Security Considerations   Security issues are not discussed in this memo.14. Author's Address   Peter Kuehn   Raiffeisenstrasse 9b   8933 Untermeitingen   Germany   Phone: .. 82 32 / 7 46 02   EMail: thimmela@sniabg.wa.sni.deKuehn                                                          [Page 28]

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