[EFM-Copper] discovery and adding pairs...
One of my TR comments against D2.1 (#302) asked for a clarification about how the discovery process can add loops to an up and running EFM copper interface (10PASS/2BASE). I thought I just misunderstood the discovery process because it did not seem possible to add a loop to 10PASS/2BASE port that is already operational. The response to the comment is that I was correct and that its not possible.
Does anyone else find it unacceptable to have to take down all pairs to "re-discover" which pairs can be included in an aggregate? IMHO, this is a bizarre and unobtainable restriction. Pairs, in general, don't come up at the same time. They can go away and come back. The discovery process we have in place does not take that into account.
Am I out in left field? Do we think this idea of having all ports initializing at the same time is at all feasible?
- Matt