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Subject: Re: IP datagrams on IEEE 802.3/802.2 networks
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 14:12:49 EDT
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From: Kluger.osbunorth@Xerox.ARPA


A second to Noel's message...

There is a footnote in the adopted version of the IEEE 802.3 specification that says

	"Packets with a length field value greater than those specified in 4.4.2
	 [1518 decimal] may be ignored, discarded, or used in a private manner. 
	 The use of such packets is beyond the scope of this standard."

The "private manner" referred to is (of course) use as a type field.

Larry