Subject: Re: MPLS ethertypes
To: William Waites <ww@AREA22.STYX.ORG>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <ignatios@cs.uni-bonn.de>
List: tech-net
Date: 02/01/2001 11:57:36
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On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 02:15:12PM -0500, William Waites wrote:

> Could we add the MPLS ethertypes from RFC3032 to sys/net/ethertypes.h?
>=20
> On my local copy I've added them as
>=20
> #define ETHERTYPE_MPLSUNI	0x8847	/* MPLS Unicast RFC3032 */
> #define ETHERTYPE_MPLSMULTI	0x8848	/* MPLS Multicast ""    */

Have you checked whether any of the uncounted IBM or four Nortel patents
claimed to refer to MPLS forbid this without a license? See the IETF
intellectual property rights page for details.

Regards,
	-is

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