The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Accommodating an MTU/MRU greater than 1492 in PPPoE ' <draft-arberg-pppoe-mtu-gt1492-03.txt> as an Informational RFC This document is the product of the Point-to-Point Protocol Extensions Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Mark Townsley and Jari Arkko. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-arberg-pppoe-mtu-gt1492-03.txt Technical Summary Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet (PPPoE), as described in RFC 2516 [1], mandates a maximum negotiated MRU of 1492. This document outlines a solution to relax that restriction and allow a maximum negotiated MRU greater than 1492 to minimize fragmentation in next generation broadband networks. Working Group Summary "The consensus seems relatively weak to me, with a handful of PPPoE advocates strongly voicing support for the draft, and relative skepticism or apathy elsewhere. As it seems to be a minor change to an Informational protocol, and in general should enable some folks who are currently plagued with MTU problems to have a better experience, I think it's mostly helpful." Protocol Quality This spec was reviewed by the pppext WG and Mark Townsley. Note to RFC Editor OLD: No IANA action is required. NEW: This document defines a new value in a space that currently has no IANA registry. There is work in progress to define a registry [IANA], and that document already contains the value assigned here. No IANA action is required for this document. Please include an informative reference to draft-arberg-pppoe-iana-01.txt for [IANA] OLD: This allows it to test that the receiving side and any intermediate equipment can handle such packet size. NEW: This allows it to test that the receiving side and any intermediate Ethernet segments and equipment can handle such packet size. OLD: ... jumbo frames on Ethernet segments NEW: ... frames with Ethernet packet format, but exceeding the maximum packet lengthas defined by [REFERENCE - IEEE 802.3] Please include the following reference for the above change: [802.3-2005] Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, IEEE Std 802.3-2005, "IEEE Standard for Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications - Draft amendment to - Information technology - Telecommunications and information exchange between systems - Local and metropolitan area networks - Specific requirements - Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer specifications - Media Access Control Parameters, Physical Layers and Management Parameters", December 2005. IESG Note As of this writing, no current IEEE standard supports the use of "jumbo frames" (MTU greater than 1500). Although this document contains recommended mechanisms to detect problems in the path, interoperability and reliability of non-standard extensions cannot be assured. Both implementors and users of the protocol described here should exercise caution in its use. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
