On Wednesday 23 September 2015 02:23:07 ??? wrote:
> e4fedb00000000 -> e 4 fedb 00000000
> e stands for 14, as per the RFC, when Option Delta is 14, it will use
> Extended Option Delta. That means fedb is a part of the option delta value.
> (4 is the option length) So, according to RFC, Option Delta  = fedb + 269 =
> 65243 + 269 = 65512. So, absolute option number is = Previous Option Number
> + Option Delta = 12 + 65512 = 65524. 65524 is not defined in RFC 7252. In
> RFC, it is mentioned that,
>    The range of 0..255 is reserved for
>    options defined by the IETF (IETF Review or IESG Approval).  The
>    range of 256..2047 is reserved for commonly used options with public
>    specifications (Specification Required).  The range of 2048..64999 is
>    for all other options including private or vendor-specific ones,
>    which undergo a Designated Expert review to help ensure that the
>    option semantics are defined correctly.  The option numbers between
>    65000 and 65535 inclusive are reserved for experiments.  They are not
>    meant for vendor-specific use of any kind and MUST NOT be used in
>    operational deployments.

It comes from the Routing Manager.

+/**
+ * Routing option number.
+ */
+// TODO: We need to define proper Option number.
+#define RM_OPTION_MESSAGE_SWITCHING 65524

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Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
  Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center

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