> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carsten Bormann [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 11:09 AM
> To: Templin (US), Fred L <[email protected]>
> Cc: Alexandre Petrescu <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Int-area] Side meeting follow-up: What exact features do we 
> want from the Internet?
> 
> On 2021-12-15, at 19:56, Templin (US), Fred L <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> >
> > The adaptation layer is that layer below the network layer but above the
> > data link layer. The group-degroup functions you are referring to would
> > apply at the adaptation layer send-side entry or receive-side exit. Those
> > sorts of capabilities are already out in the wild in some systems, but I
> > have not seen a formal IETF spec yet. This seems like something that
> > could be mentioned in an adaptation layer spec.
> 
> It sure is in RFC 4944, although it took until RFC 8930 to mention some of 
> the finer points of this.

Thanks for these references, Carsten. The adaptation layer I am thinking of is 
capable
of handling large packets, so my plan would be to spec the group/degroup 
function at
the jumbo level also.

Fred

> Grüße, Carsten

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