Re: Link type proposal, IEEE 802.1Qbu Frame Preemption Protocol

[Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>]

On Dec 2, 2017, at 4:06 AM, Anton Glukhov <anton.a.glukhov () gmail com> wrote:

> You are right, “express" packet is exactly the same as “ordinary”. From my point of view it’s ok to show express 
> traffic as part of preemption traffic, hence I’d like to see Express packets in favour of “ordinary” one. Anyway I 
> guess If we choose specific link type for 802.1qbu & 802.1br it would be the “context” in which “ordinary” traffic is 
> called “express” packets.

OK, so we'll have LINKTYPE_ETHERNET_MPACKET/DLT_ETHERNET_MPACKET, specified as:

        mPackets, as specified by IEEE 802.3br Figure 99-4, starting with the preamble and always ending with a CRC 
field

Does that make sense?
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