RFC 2855 (rfc2855) - Page 1 of 5
DHCP for IEEE 1394
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Network Working Group K. Fujisawa
Request for Comments: 2855 Sony Corporation
Category: Standards Track June 2000
DHCP for IEEE 1394
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
IEEE Std 1394-1995 is a standard for a High Performance Serial Bus.
Since 1394 uses a different link-layer addressing method than
conventional IEEE802/Ethernet, the usage of some fields must be
clarified to achieve interoperability. This memo describes the 1394
specific usage of some fields of DHCP messages.
1. Introduction
IEEE Std 1394-1995 is a standard for a High Performance Serial Bus.
IETF IP1394 Working Group specified the method to carry IPv4
datagrams and 1394 ARP packets over an IEEE1394 network [RFC 2734].
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) [RFC 2131] provides a
framework for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP
network.
Since 1394 uses a different link-layer addressing method than
conventional IEEE802/Ethernet, the usage of some fields must be
clarified to achieve interoperability. This memo describes the 1394
specific usage of some fields of DHCP. See [RFC 2131] for the
mechanism of DHCP and the explanations of each field.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC 2119].
Fujisawa Standards Track