ng_rfc1490.4freebsd

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Version: 300715 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 4 (Pilotes et protocoles réseau)


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NAME

ng_rfc1490 - RFC 1490 netgraph node type

SYNOPSIS

In netgraph/ng_rfc1490.h

DESCRIPTION

The rfc1490 node type performs protocol encapsulation, de-encapsulation, and multiplexing according to RFC 1490 (which has since been updated by RFC 2427). This particular type of encapsulation is often used on top of frame relay DLCI channels.

The downstream hook is used to transmit and receive encapsulated frames. On the other side of the node, the inet and ppp hooks are used to transmit and receive raw IP frames and PPP frames, respectively. PPP frames are transmitted and received according to RFC 1973; in particular, frames appearing on the ppp hook begin with the PPP protocol number. The ethernet hook can be used to transmit and receive Ethernet frames (without a checksum) in RFC 1490's bridging format.

Typically the inet hook is connected to the inet hook of an ng_iface4 node.

HOOKS

This node type supports the following hooks:
downstream
Connects to the RFC 1490 peer entity.
ethernet
Transmits and receives bridged raw Ethernet frames, without a checksum.
inet
Transmits and receives raw IP frames.
ppp
Transmits and receives PPP frames.

CONTROL MESSAGES

This node type supports the generic control messages, plus the following:
NGM_RFC1490_SETENCAP
This command sets encapsulation method for the node. The desired method must be passed as a string message argument, and must be one of the following supported encapsulation modes:
Qq ietf-ip
IP packets are sent using simple RFC1490/2427 encapsulation.
Qq ietf-snap
IP packets are sent inside SNAP frames. Also conforms to RFC1490/2427.
Qq cisco
IP packets are sent and received using proprietary Cisco encapsulation method.
NGM_RFC1490_GETENCAP
This command returns current encapsulation method on the node.

SHUTDOWN

This node shuts down upon receipt of a NGM_SHUTDOWN control message, or when all hooks have been disconnected.

SEE ALSO

netgraph(4), ng_frame_relay4, ng_iface4, ngctl(8)
C. Brown A. Malis "Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay" RFC 2427
W. Simpson "PPP in Frame Relay" RFC 1973

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/121/frf8modes.pdf

HISTORY

The node type was implemented in Fx 4.0 .

AUTHORS

An Julian Elischer Aq julian@FreeBSD.org

BUGS

Not all of RFC 1490 is implemented.