CCAMP draft-sahay-ccamp-ntip-00.txt

Title: CCAMP draft-sahay-ccamp-ntip-00.txt

Summary:

This draft describes the transport network interface protocol (NTIP)

for photonic cross connects (PXC). NTIP is implemented between a PXC

and transport network element (TNEs). NTIP is a protocol that uses

TCP/IP for the transport of information related to defect

notification, trace monitoring, adjacency discovery, and diagnostic

messages between directly attached PXC and TNE. The use of TCP as

the transport protocol ensures reliable and in-sequence delivery of

NTIP messages.

Why:

Because the competing draft was submitted to CCAMP

Justification:

Not even sure why IETF should get involved in the transport business. It is a protocol running between photonic XC and line systems.

Osama Aboul-Magd

Nortel Networks

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Ottawa, ON, Canada

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e.mail: osama@nortelnetworks.com