On Fri, 2005-10-07 at 17:02, Sean Hefty wrote: > Hal Rosenstock wrote: > >>IP is connectionless, so I'm not sure how to relate from IP to the RDMA CM. > > > > > > IP is connectionless but has been implemented on top of connection > > oriented link layers which may gateway to other connection oriented link > > layers or non connection oriented link layers. I think it is analagous > > to that. > > I didn't think that IP was even being run in this case. Aren't we talking > about > an application level gateway?
Yes. > If the RDMA CM ran a protocol that ensured that data sent from the source > reached the actual destination, then this would make > more sense to me. But the protocol is coming from the client. Wouldn't the gateway/host reject or drop the connection if it couldn't do what was required ? > I just don't think that the RDMA CM should connect to a gateway under the > assumption that a client is running a protocol that operates this way. If > the > source and destination were both running iWarp, then wouldn't a connection be > established to the actual destination, and not a gateway? Would it shortcut the connection across IP subnets or go through a gateway in that case ? -- Hal _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list openib-general@openib.org http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general