draft-ek-dtn-ethernet

Assignment of Ethernet Parameters for Bundle Transfer Protocol - Unidirectional (BTP-U) over Ethernet

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This memo requests allocation of an EtherType and multicast MAC address for Bundle Transfer Protocol - Unidirectional (BTP-U) to enable its use as a Convergence Layer on Ethernet networks. This provides an alternative to IP-based convergence layers for environments where Ethernet forwarding is operationally feasible but IP routing is unavailable or operationally undesirable.