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NG_RFC1490(4)		     Kernel Interfaces Manual		   NG_RFC1490(4)

NAME
     ng_rfc1490 -- RFC 1490 netgraph node type

SYNOPSIS
     #include <netgraph/ng_rfc1490.h>

DESCRIPTION
     The  rfc1490  node  type performs protocol encapsulation, de-encapsulation,
     and multiplexing according to RFC 1490 (which has since been updated by RFC
     2427).  This particular type of encapsulation is often used on top of frame
     relay DLCI channels.

     The downstream hook is used to transmit and  receive  encapsulated  frames.
     On  the other side of the node, the inet and ppp hooks are used to transmit
     and receive raw IP frames and PPP frames,	respectively.	PPP  frames  are
     transmitted  and  received according to RFC 1973; in particular, frames ap-
     pearing on the ppp hook begin with the PPP protocol number.   The	ethernet
     hook  can be used to transmit and receive Ethernet frames (without a check-
     sum) in RFC 1490's bridging format.

     Typically the inet hook is connected to the inet  hook  of  an  ng_iface(4)
     node.

HOOKS
     This node type supports the following hooks:

     downstream  Connects to the RFC 1490 peer entity.

     ethernet	 Transmits  and  receives bridged raw Ethernet frames, without a
		 checksum.

     inet	 Transmits and receives raw IP frames.

     ppp	 Transmits and receives PPP frames.

CONTROL MESSAGES
     This node type supports the generic control messages, plus the following:

     NGM_RFC1490_SET_ENCAP (setencap)
	  This command sets encapsulation method  for  the  node.   The  desired
	  method must be passed as a string message argument, and must be one of
	  the following supported encapsulation modes:

	  "ietf-ip"    IP  packets are sent using simple RFC1490/2427 encapsula-
		       tion.

	  "ietf-snap"  IP packets are sent inside SNAP frames.	Also conforms to
		       RFC1490/2427.

	  "cisco"      IP packets are sent and received using proprietary  Cisco
		       encapsulation method.

     NGM_RFC1490_GET_ENCAP (getencap)
	  This command returns current encapsulation method on the node.

SHUTDOWN
     This  node  shuts	down  upon receipt of a NGM_SHUTDOWN control message, or
     when all hooks have been disconnected.

SEE ALSO
     netgraph(4), ng_frame_relay(4), ng_iface(4), ngctl(8)

     C. Brown and A. Malis, Multiprotocol Interconnect	over  Frame  Relay,  RFC
     2427.

     W. Simpson, PPP in Frame Relay, RFC 1973.

     http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/121/frf8modes.pdf

HISTORY
     The ng_rfc1490 node type was implemented in FreeBSD 4.0.

AUTHORS
     Julian Elischer <julian@FreeBSD.org>

BUGS
     Not all of RFC 1490 is implemented.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	January 19, 1999		   NG_RFC1490(4)

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