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Novell IPX over Various WAN Media (IPXWAN)

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Network Working Group                                           M. Allen
Request for Comments: 1362                                  Novell, Inc.
                                                          September 1992


               Novell IPX Over Various WAN Media (IPXWAN)

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard.  Distribution of this memo is
   unlimited.

Abstract

   This document describes how Novell IPX operates over various WAN
   media.  Specifically, it describes the common "IPX WAN" protocol
   Novell uses to exchange necessary router to router information prior
   to exchanging standard IPX routing information and traffic over WAN
   datalinks.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction .................................................  1
   1.1. Operation Over PPP ..........................................  2
   1.2. Operation Over X.25 Switched Virtual Circuits ...............  2
   1.3. Operation Over X.25 Permanent Virtual Circuits ..............  2
   1.4. Operation Over Frame Relay ..................................  3
   1.5. Operation Over Other WAN Media ..............................  3
   2.  Glossary Of Terms ............................................  3
   3.  IPX WAN Protocol Description .................................  4
   4.  Information Exchange Packet Formats ..........................  5
   4.1. Timer Request Packet ........................................  6
   4.2. Timer Response Packet .......................................  8
   4.3. Information Request Packet .................................. 10
   4.4. Information Response Packet ................................. 12
   5.  References ................................................... 12
   6.  Security Considerations ...................................... 13
   7.  Author's Address.............................................. 13

1. Introduction

   This document describes how Novell IPX operates over various WAN
   media. It is strongly motivated by a desire for IPX to treat ALL wide
   area links in the same manner. Sections 3 and 4 describe this common
   "IPX WAN" protocol.





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