Message494

Author pcalhoun
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Date 2008-08-13.22:18:54
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All,

In order to make progress on this issue, I will be proposing a change that 
breaks backward compatibility. Unfortunately, there is no easy fix, other than 
severely limiting protocol extensibility. The fix is to allow multiple 
encryption capability fields in the WTP Descriptor, hence breaking 
interoperability with -10.

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4.6.40.  WTP Descriptor

   The WTP Descriptor message element is used by a WTP to communicate
   its current hardware and software (firmware) configuration.  The
   value contains the following fields.

      0                   1                   2                   3
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |   Max Radios  | Radios in use |    Encryption Sub-Element     |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |                   Descriptor Sub-Element...
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
[...]

   Encryption Sub-Element:   The WTP Descriptor message element MUST
      contain at least one Encryption sub-element.  One sub-element is
      present for each binding supported by the WTP.  The Encryption
      sub-element has the following format:

      0                   1                   2
      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
     |Resvd|  WBID   |  Encryption Capabilities      |
     +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

      Resvd:  The 3-bit field is reserved for future use.  All
         implementations complying with this protocol MUST set to zero
         any bits that are reserved in the version of the protocol
         supported by that implementation.  Receivers MUST ignore all
         bits not defined for the version of the protocol they support.

      WBID:   A 5 bit field which is the wireless binding identifier.
         The identifier will indicate the type of wireless packet
         associated with the radio.  The WBIDs defined in this
         specification can be found in Section 4.3

      Encryption Capabilities:   This 16-bit field is used by the WTP to
         communicate its capabilities to the AC.  A WTP that does not
         have any encryption capabilities sets this field to zero (0).
         Refer to the specific wireless binding for further
         specification of the Encryption Capabilities field.
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