1、IEEE Std 802.1AE-2006InterpretationIEEE Standards Interpretation for IEEE Std 802.1AE -2006IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks- Media Access Control (MAC) Security Copyright 2008 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. 3 Park Avenue New York, New York 10016-
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4、n risk.IEEE Standards Department Copyrights and Permissions 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-1331, USAMarch 2008Interpretation #1 Topic: Syntax error in the 802.1AE MIBIn the MIB module text of this standard, the data type secyCipherSuiteProtectionOffset is defined on page 100 as of type I
5、NTEGER and in the OBCT-TYPE macro it has a SYNTAX of Integer32. This will cause compilation errors when the MIB module is processed by the standard tools.http:/standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/interp/802.1AE.html (1 of 2) 2009/01/06 7:32:30 PMCopyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engi
6、neers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEENot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-IEEE Std 802.1AE-2006InterpretationI believe that the appropriate fix for this would be to change the definition of this data type on page 100 from INTEGER to Integer
7、32.Interpretation Response #1The following response was approved by 802.1 at its November 2006 meeting. The 802.1 Working Group agrees that the proposal made in the interpretation request, namely that the appropriate solution is to change the definition of the secyCipherSuiteProtectionOffset data ty
8、pe on page 100 of the standard from INTEGER to Integer32, is correct. A corrected version of the MIB text, with this change made, has been posted on the 802.1 website at: http:/www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/MIBs/802-1ae-2006-mib-corrected.txt. Copyright 2008 IEEE. All rights reserved.Back to Availa
9、ble IEEE Standards Interpretations Online Copyright IEEE-SA Contact IEEE-SA For questions or comments, please contact the IEEE-SA Webmaster. http:/standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/interp/802.1AE.html (2 of 2) 2009/01/06 7:32:30 PMCopyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Provided by IHS under license with IEEENot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
