IPS Working Group                                               R. Weber
INTERNET-DRAFT                                                   Brocade
<draft-ietf-ips-fcencapsulation-06.txt>
(Expires August, 2002)                                      M. Rajagopal
Category: standards-track                       LightSand Communications

                                                           F. Travostino
                                                         Nortel Networks
                         FC Frame Encapsulation
                                                            M. O'Donnell
                                                                  McDATA

                                                                C. Monia
                                                          Nishan Systems

                                                               M. Merhar
                                                          Pirus Networks

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Abstract

   This is the ips (IP Storage) working group draft describing the
   common encapsulation format and a procedure for the measurement and
   calculation of frame transit time through the IP network. This
   specification is intended for use by any IETF protocol that
   encapsulates Fibre Channel (FC) frames. This draft describes a frame
   header containing information mandated for encapsulating,
   transmitting, de-encapsulating, and calculating the transit times of
   FC frames.

Conventions used in this document

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [2].

Table Of Contents

   1. Scope  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   2. Encapsulation Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   3. The FC Encapsulation Header  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   3.1 FC Encapsulation Header Format  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
   3.2 FC Encapsulation Header Validation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
   3.2.1 Redundancy based FC Encapsulation Header validation . . . . . 7
   3.2.2 CRC based FC Encapsulation Header validation  . . . . . . . . 7
   4. Measuring Fibre Channel frame transit time . . . . . . . . . . . 7
   5. The FC frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
   5.1 FC frame content  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
   5.2 Bit and Byte Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
   5.3 FC SOF and EOF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
   6. Security  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   7. Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   8. Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
   9. Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
   10. Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

   Annex
   A  Protocol Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
   B  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15










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1. Scope

   This document describes common mechanisms for the transport of Fibre
   Channel frames over an IP network, including the encapsulation
   format and a mechanism for enforcing the Fibre Channel frame
   lifetime limits.

   The organization responsible for the Fibre Channel standards (NCITS
   Technical Committee T11) has determined that some functions and
   modes of operation are not interoperable to the degree required by
   the IETF. This draft includes applicable T11 interoperability
   determinations in the form of restrictions on the use of this
   encapsulation mechanism.

   Use of these mechanisms in a protocol requires an additional
   document to specify the protocol-specific functionality and
   appropriate security considerations. Because security considerations
   for this encapsulation depend on how it is used by protocols, they
   are taken up in protocol-specific documents.

2. Encapsulation Concepts

   The smallest unit of data transmission and routing in Fibre Channel
   (FC) is the frame. FC frames include a Start Of Frame (SOF), End Of
   Frame (EOF), and the contents of the Fibre Channel frame.   The
   Fibre Channel frame has a CRC that provides error detection for the
   contents of the frame. FC frames have several possible lengths. To
   facilitate transporting FC frames over TCP the native FC frame needs
   to be contained in (encapsulated in) a slightly larger structure as
   shown in figure 1.

       +--------------------+
       |       Header       |
       +--------------------+-----+
       |        SOF         |   f |
       +--------------------+ F r |
       |  FC frame content  | C a |
       +--------------------+   m |
       |        EOF         |   e |
       +--------------------+-----+

       Fig. 1 -  FC frame Encapsulation

   The format and content of an FC frame is described in the FC
   standards (e.g., FC-FS [3], FC-SW-2 [4], and FC-PI [5]). Of
   importance to this encapsulation is the FC requirement that all
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3. The FC Encapsulation Header

3.1 FC Encapsulation Header Format

   Figure 2 shows the format of the required FC Encapsulation Header.

     W|------------------------------Bit------------------------------|
     o|                                                               |
     r|3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1                    |
     d|1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0|
      +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
     0|   Protocol#   |    Version    |  -Protocol#   |   -Version    |
      +---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
     1|                                                               |
      +-----                  Protocol Specific                   ----+
     2|                                                               |
      +-----------+-------------------+-----------+-------------------+
     3|   Flags   |   Frame Length    |   -Flags  |   -Frame Length   |
      +-----------+-------------------+-----------+-------------------+
     4|                      Time Stamp [integer]                     |
      +---------------------------------------------------------------+
     5|                      Time Stamp [fraction]                    |
      +---------------------------------------------------------------+
     6|                              CRC                              |
      +---------------------------------------------------------------+

       Fig. 2 -  FC Encapsulation Header Format

   The fields in the FC Encapsulation Header are defined as follows.

   Protocol (bits 31-24 in word 0): The Protocol# field SHALL contain a
   number that indicates which protocol is employing the FC
   Encapsulation. The values in the Protocol# field are assigned by
   IANA [8]. The following values are known to be in use:

    - FCIP -- TO BE ASSIGNED by IANA
    - iFCP -- TO BE ASSIGNED by IANA

   Version (bits 23-16 in word 0): The Version field SHALL contain 0x1
   to indicate that this version of the FC Encapsulation is being used.
   All other values are reserved for future versions of the FC
   Encapsulation.

   -Protocol# (bits 15-8 in word 0): The -Protocol# field contains the
   ones complement of the contents of the Protocol# field. FC
   Encapsulation receivers may compare the Protocol# and -Protocol#
   fields as an additional verification that an FC Encapsulation Header
   is being processed.


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   -Version (bits 7-0 in word 0): The -Version field contains the ones
   complement of the contents of the Version field. FC Encapsulation
   receivers may compare the Version and -Version fields as an
   additional verification that an FC Encapsulation Header is being
   processed.

   Protocol Specific (words 1 and 2): The usage of these words differs
   based on the contents of the Protocol# field, i.e., the usage of
   this word is defined by the protocol that is employing this
   encapsulation.

   Flags (bits 31-26 in word 3): The Flags bits provide information
   about the usage of the FC Encapsulation Header as shown in figure 3.

   Note: Implementers are advised to consult the specifications of
   protocols that use this header to determine how each individual
   protocol uses the bits in the Flags field.

       |------------------------Bit--------------------------|
       |                                                     |
       |   31       30       29       28       27       26   |
       +--------------------------------------------+--------+
       |                  Reserved                  |  CRCV  |
       +--------------------------------------------+--------+

       Fig. 3 -  Flags Field Format

   Reserved (Flags, bits 31-27 in word 3): These bits are reserved for
   use by future versions of the FC Encapsulation and SHALL be set to
   zero on send. Protocols employing this encapsulation MAY require
   checking for zero on receive, however doing so has the potential to
   create incompatibilities with future versions of this encapsulation.
   Changes in the usage of the Reserved Flags bits MUST be identified
   by changes in the contents of the Version field. Protocols employing
   this encapsulation MUST NOT make use of the Reserved Flags bits in
   any fashion other than that described here.

   CRCV (CRC Valid Flag, bit 26 in word 3): A CRCV bit value of one
   indicates that the contents of the CRC field are valid. A CRCV bit
   value of zero indicates that CRC are invalid. Some protocols may
   always check the CRC without regard for the state of this bit. The
   value of the CRCV bit SHALL be constant for all FC Encapsulation
   Headers sent on a given TCP connection.

   Frame Length (bits 25-16 in word 3): The Frame Length field contains
   the length of the entire FC Encapsulated frame including the FC
   Encapsulation Header and the FC frame (including SOF and EOF words).


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   This length is based on a unit of 32-bit words. All FC frames are 32-
   bit-word-aligned and the FC Encapsulation Header SHALL always be
   word-aligned; therefore a 32-bit word length is acceptable.

   -Flags (bits 15-10 in word 3): The -Flags field contains the ones
   complement of the contents of the Flags field. FC Encapsulation
   receivers may compare the Flags and -Flags fields as an additional
   verification that an FC Encapsulation Header is being processed.

   -Frame Length (bits 9-0 in word 3): The -Frame Length field contains
   the ones complement of the contents of the Frame Length field. FC
   Encapsulation receivers may compare the Frame Length and -Frame
   Length fields as an additional verification that an FC Encapsulation
   Header is being processed.

   Time Stamp [integer] and Time Stamp [fraction] (words 4 and 5): The
   two Time Stamp fields contain time at which the FC Encapsulated
   frame was sent as known to the sender. The format of integer and
   fraction Time Stamp word values is specified in Simple Network Time
   Protocol (SNTP) Version 4 [9]. The contents of the Time Stamp
   [integer] and Time Stamp [fraction] words SHALL be set as described
   in section 4.

   CRC (word 6): When the CRCV Flag bit is zero, the CRC field SHALL
   contain zero. When the CRCV Flag bit is one, the CRC field SHALL
   contain a CRC for words 0 to 5 of the FC Encapsulation Header
   computed using the polynomial, initial value, and bit order defined
   for Fibre Channel in FC-FS [3]. Using this algorithm, the bit order
   of the resulting CRC corresponds to that of FC-1 layer. The CRC
   transmitted over the IP network shall correspond to the equivalent
   value converted to FC-2 format as specified in FC-FS.

3.2 FC Encapsulation Header Validation

   Two mechanisms are provided for validating an FC Encapsulation
   Header:

    - Redundancy based
    - CRC based

   The two mechanisms address the needs of two different design and
   operating environments.








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3.2.1 Redundancy based FC Encapsulation Header validation

   Redundancy based validation of an FC Encapsulation Header relies on
   duplicated and one's complemented fields in the header.

   Redundancy based header validation can be built from simple logic
   (e.g., XORs and comparisons). Header validation based on redundancy
   also is a step wise process in that the first word is validated,
   then the second, then the third and so on. A decision that a
   candidate header is not valid may be reached before the complete
   header is available.

3.2.2 CRC based FC Encapsulation Header validation

   CRC based validation of an FC Encapsulation Header relies on a CRC
   located in the last word of the header.

   CRC based header validation employs a straight forward algorithm
   (e.g., compute the CRC for all bytes preceding the CRC word and
   compare the results to the CRC word's contents). The number of
   comparisons required to perform CRC validation is exactly one and
   the method for computing the CRC is well known with proven
   implementations.


4. Measuring Fibre Channel frame transit time

   To comply with FC-FS [3], an FC Fabric must specify and limit the
   lifetime of a frame. In an FC Fabric comprised of TCP-connected
   elements, one component of the frame's lifetime is the time required
   to traverse the TCP connection. To ensure that the total frame
   lifetime remains within the limits required by the FC Fabric, the
   encapsulation described in this specification contains provisions
   for recording the departure time of an encapsulated frame injected
   into a TCP connection. If the encapsulated frame originator and
   recipient have access to aligned and synchronized time bases, the
   transit time through the IP network can then be computed.

   When originating an encapsulated frame, an entity that does not
   support transit time calculation SHALL always set the Time Stamp
   [integer] and Time Stamp [fraction] fields to zero. When receiving
   an encapsulated frame, an entity that does not support transit time
   calculation SHALL ignore the contents of the Time Stamp words. The
   protocol SHALL specify whether or not implementation support is
   required.





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   Encapsulating and de-encapsulating entities that support this
   feature MUST have access to:

   a)  An internal time base having the stability and resolution
       necessary to comply with the requirements of the protocol
       specification; and

   b)  A time base that is synchronized and aligned with the time base
       of other entities to which encapsulated frames may be sent or
       received. The protocol specification MUST describe the
       synchronization and alignment procedure.

   With respect to its ability to measure and set transit time for
   encapsulated frames exchanged with another device, an entity is
   either in the Synchronized or Unsynchronized state. An entity is in
   the Unsynchronized state upon power-up and transitions to the
   Synchronized state once it has aligned its time base in accordance
   with the applicable protocol specification.

   An entity MUST return to the Unsynchronized state if it is unable to
   maintain synchronization of its time base as required by the
   protocol specification.

   The policy for processing frames while in the Unsynchronized state
   SHALL be defined by the protocol specification, including whether or
   not the entity may continue to send and receive frames from the IP
   network.

   If processing frames in the Unsynchronized state is permitted by the
   protocol specification, the entity SHALL:

   a)  When de-encapsulating a frame, ignore the Time Stamp words; and

   b)  When encapsulating a frame set the Time Stamp [integer] and Time
       Stamp [fraction] words to zero.

   When encapsulating a frame, an entity in the Synchronized state
   SHALL record the value of the time base in the Time Stamp [integer]
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   When de-encapsulating a frame, an entity in the Synchronized state
   SHALL:

   a)  Test the Time Stamp words to determine if they contain a time as
       specified in [9]. If the time stamp is valid, the receiving
       entity SHALL compute the transit time by calculating the
       difference between its time base and the departure time recorded
       in the frame header. The receiving entity SHALL process the
       calculated transit time and the de-encapsulated frame in
       accordance with the applicable protocol specification; or

   b)  If both Time Stamp words have a value of zero, the receiving
       entity SHALL process the de-encapsulated frame without computing
       the transit time. The disposition of the frame and any other
       actions by the recipient SHALL be defined by the protocol
       specification.


5. The FC frame

5.1 FC frame content

   Figure 4 shows the structure of a general FC-2 frame format.

       +------------------+
       |        SOF       |
       +------------------+
       | FC frame content |
       +------------------+
       |        EOF       |
       +------------------+
       Fig. 4 -  General FC-2 Frame Format

   As shown in figure 4, the FC frame content is defined as the data
   between the EOF and SOF delimiters (including the FC CRC) after
   conversion from FC-1 to FC-2 format as specified by FC-FS [3].

5.2 Bit and Byte Ordering

   The Encapsulation Header, SOF, FC frame content (see section 5.1),
   and EOF are mapped to TCP using the big endian byte ordering, which
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5.3 FC SOF and EOF

   The FC frame content is composed of 8-bit bytes that can be
   translated directly for transmission over TCP. The FC SOF and EOF
   [3] require 8b/10b special characters that cannot be translated
   directly to 8-bit bytes, encoded values are required.

   For this reason, the encapsulated FC frame SHALL have the format
   shown in figure 5. The redundancy of the SOF/EOF representation in
   the encapsulation format results from concerns that the information
   be protected from transmission errors.

     W|------------------------------Bit------------------------------|
     o|                                                               |
     r|3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1                    |
     d|1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0|
      +---------------+---------------+-------------------------------+
     0|      SOF      |      SOF      |     -SOF      |     -SOF      |
      +---------------+---------------+-------------------------------+
     1|                                                               |
      +-----                   FC frame content                  -----+
      |                                                               |
      +---------------+---------------+-------------------------------+
     n|      EOF      |      EOF      |     -EOF      |     -EOF      |
      +---------------+---------------+-------------------------------+

       Fig. 5 -  FC Frame Encapsulation Format

   SOF (bits 31-24 and bits 23-16 in word 0): The SOF fields contain
   the encoded SOF value selected from table 1.

       +-------+----------+    +-------+----------+
       |  FC   |          |    |  FC   |          |
       |  SOF  | SOF Code |    |  SOF  | SOF Code |
       +-------+----------+    +-------+----------+
       | SOFf  |   0x28   |    | SOFi4 |   0x29   |
       | SOFi2 |   0x2D   |    | SOFn4 |   0x31   |
       | SOFn2 |   0x35   |    | SOFc4 |   0x39   |
       | SOFi3 |   0x2E   |    +-------+----------+
       | SOFn3 |   0x36   |
       +-------+----------+

       Table 1  Translation of FC SOF values to SOF field contents

   -SOF (bits 15-8 and 7-0 in word 0): The -SOF fields contain the
   one's complement of the value in the SOF fields.




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   EOF (bits 31-24 and 23-16 in word n): The EOF fields contain the
   encoded EOF value selected from table 2.

       +-------+----------+   +--------+----------+
       |  FC   |          |   |  FC    |          |
       |  EOF  | EOF Code |   |  EOF   | EOF Code |
       +-------+----------+   +--------+----------+
       | EOFn  |   0x41   |   | EOFdt  |   0x46   |
       | EOFt  |   0x42   |   | EOFdti |   0x4E   |
       | EOFni |   0x49   |   | EOFrt  |   0x44   |
       | EOFa  |   0x50   |   | EOFrti |   0x4F   |
       +-------+----------+   +--------+----------+

       Table 2  Translation of FC EOF values to EOF field contents

   -EOF (bits 15-8 and 7-0 in word n): The -EOF fields contain the
   one's complement of the value in the EOF fields.

   Note: FC-BB-2 [6] lists SOF and EOF codes not shown in table 1 and
   table 2 (e.g., SOFi1 and SOFn1). However, FC-MI [7] identifies these
   codes as not interoperable, so they are not listed in this
   specification.


6. Security

   This document describes the encapsulation format only. Actual use of
   this format in a protocol requires an additional document to specify
   the protocol functionality and appropriate security considerations.
   Because security considerations for this encapsulation depend on how
   it is used by protocols, they SHALL be described in protocol-
   specific documents.

7. Normative References

   [1] Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", BCP
       9, RFC 2026, October 1996.

   [2] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
       Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [3] Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling (FC-FS), T11 Project 1331-D,
       (http://www.t11.org/t11/docreg.nsf/ldl/fc-fs).

   [4] Fibre Channel Switch Fabric -2 (FC-SW-2), ANSI NCITS.355:200x,
       May 23, 2001 (http://www.t11.org/t11/docreg.nsf/ldl/fc-sw-2).




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   [5] Fibre Channel Physical Interfaces (FC-PI), ANSI NCITS.352:200x,
       August 18, 2000.

   [6] Fibre Channel Backbone -2 (FC-BB-2), T11 Project 1466-D, (http://
       www.t11.org/t11/docreg.nsf/ldl/fc-bb-2).

   [7] Fibre Channel Methodologies for Interconnects (FC-MI), T11
       Project 1377-D, (http://www.t11.org/t11/docreg.nsf/ldl/fc-mi).

   [8] Reynolds, J. and Postel, J., "Assigned Numbers", RFC 1700,
       October, 1994.

   [9] Mills, D., "Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) Version 4 for
       IPv4, IPv6 and OSI", RFC 2030, October 1996.

   [10] Narten, T. and C. Burton, "A Caution on The Canonical Ordering
       of Link-Layer Addresses", RFC 2469, December 1998.

8. Authors' Addresses

   Ralph Weber                        Murali Rajagopal
   ENDL Texas                         LightSand Communications, Inc.
   representing Brocade Comm.         24411 Ridge Route Dr.
   Suite 102 PMB 178                  Suite 135
   18484 Preston Road                 Laguna Hills, CA 92653
   Dallas, TX 75252                   USA
   USA                                Phone: +1 949 837 1733 x101
   Phone: +1 214 912 1373             Email: muralir@lightsand.com
   Email: roweber@acm.org

   Franco Travostino                  Michael E. O'Donnell
   Technology Center                  McDATA Corporation
   Nortel Networks, Inc.              310 Interlocken Parkway
   600 Technology Park                Broomfield, Co. 80021
   Billerica, MA 01821                USA
   USA                                Phone: +1 303 460 4142
   Phone: +1 978 288 7708             Fax: +1 303 465 4996
   Email: travos@nortelnetworks.com   Email: modonnell@mcdata.com

   Charles Monia                      Milan J. Merhar
   Nishan Systems                     43 Nagog Park
   3850 North First Street            Pirus Networks
   San Jose, CA 95134                 Acton, MA 01720
   USA                                USA
   Phone: +1 408 519 3986             Phone: +1 978 206 9124
   Email: cmonia@nishansystems.com    Email: Milan@pirus.com




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9. Acknowledgements

   The authors express their appreciation to Mr. Vi Chau
   (vchau1@cox.net) for his contributions to the design team that
   developed this document. Mr. Chau is no long working in this
   technology.

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ANNEX A - Protocol Requirements

   This annex lists the requirements placed on the protocols that
   employ this encapsulation. The requirements listed here are
   suggested or described elsewhere in this document, but their
   collection in this annex serves to assist protocol authors in
   meeting all obligations placed upon them.



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   Protocol Specific Data

   Protocols employing this encapsulation SHALL:

    - specify the IANA assigned number used in the Protocol# field
    - specify the contents of the Protocol Specific field

   CRC

   Protocols employing this encapsulation SHALL either:

   1)  Require a valid CRC to be sent and the CRCV Flag bit to be sent
       as one, or
   2)  Require the CRC field to be sent as zero and the CRCV Flag bit
       to be sent as zero.

   Protocols employing this encapsulation SHALL define the procedures
   and policies necessary for the detection of over age frames. The
   items to be specified and the choices available to a specification
   are as follows:

   a)  The protocol requirements for measuring transit times. The
       protocol MAY allow implementation of transit time measurement to
       be optional.

   b)  The requirements or guidelines for stability and resolution of
       the entity's time base.

   c)  The procedure for synchronizing an entity's time base, including
       the criteria for entering the Synchronized and Unsynchronized
       states.

   d)  The processing of frame traffic while in the Unsynchronized state.

       The specification MAY allow an entity in the Unsynchronized
       state to continue processing frame traffic.

   e)  The procedure to be followed when frames are received that do
       not have a valid time stamp.

       The specification MAY allow such frames to be accepted by the
       entity.

   f)  Requirements for setting and testing the transit time limit and
       the procedure to be followed when a received frame is discarded
       due to its transit time exceeding the limit.




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ANNEX B - IANA Considerations

   The Protocol# (Protocol Number, bits 31-24 in word 0 of the
   Encapsulation Header) field is an identifier number used to
   distinguish between the protocols that employ this encapsulation.
   Values used in the Protocol# field are to be assigned from a new,
   separate registry that is maintained by IANA in accordance with RFC
   1700 [8].

   All values in the Protocol# field are to be registered with and
   assigned by IANA with the following exceptions.

    - Protocol# value 0 should not be assigned until after all other
      values have been assigned.

    - Protocol# values 240-255 inclusive must be set aside for private
      use amongst cooperating systems.

   Standards action on this RFC should be accompanied by IANA
   assignment of the following two Protocol# values:

    - Protocol# value 1 assigned to the FCIP (Fibre Channel Over TCP/
      IP) protocol being developed in draft-ietf-ips-fcovertcpip-__.txt.

    - Protocol# value 2 assigned to the iFCP (A Protocol for Internet
      Fibre Channel Storage Networking) protocol being developed in
      draft-ietf-ips-ifcp-__.txt.

   Requests for assignments of Protocol# values must be accompanied by
   an RFC which describes how this encapsulation is employed. If the
   RFC is not on the standards-track (i.e., it is an informational or
   experimental RFC), it must be explicitly reviewed and approved by
   the IESG before the RFC is published and Protocol# value is
   assigned. It is requested that the ips working group chairs or the
   Transport Services area directors be notified when any new Protocol#
   value assignment is requested.














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