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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Francois,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>There is no requirement that RAS messages sent to a
Gatekeeper have to be sent from the same port that it will receive RAS
messages.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If it is not included, I would expect that the results
will be unpredictable. Some devices will probably assume an address and
others will probably just reject the request.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Paul</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=audet@NORTELNETWORKS.COM
href="mailto:audet@NORTELNETWORKS.COM">Francois Audet</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM
href="mailto:ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM">ITU-SG16@mailbag.cps.INTEL.COM</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 12, 2001 8:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ras address in RRQ/GRQ</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=160520900-13042001>Guys,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=160520900-13042001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=160520900-13042001>What is the
purpose of the rasAddress in GRQ and RRQ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=160520900-13042001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=160520900-13042001>Shouldn't it just
be the originating IP address? Is the gatekeeper supposed to send the GCF and
RCF to IP address indicated in the GRQ/RRQ, or is it supposed to send it to
the source IP address (at the IP layer)?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=160520900-13042001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=160520900-13042001>What if the RAS
address is not included in the RRQ/GRQ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=160520900-13042001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>François AUDET, Nortel Networks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:audet@nortelnetworks.com">mailto:audet@nortelnetworks.com</A>,
tel:+1 408 495 3756</FONT></DIV>
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