(Item 8229) Use noncanonical encodings for Token-Ring signalling info
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During the APPN Reference SIG at AIW6, a clarification entitled
"Encoding MAC address on TG Descriptor" was discussed.  This item
describes the use of noncanonical (MSB) encoding for a Token-Ring
MAC address.  This conflicts with the DLC signalling information formats
for Token-Ring in CVs X'4693' through '4696', which require canonical
(LSB) encoding for Token-Ring MAC and SAP addresses.
 
The approach to correct this conflict, agreed to by a concensus of the
SIG, is to change the DLC signalling information formats to use
noncanonical encodings for Token-Ring MAC and SAP addresses only.  This
change will impact the Token-Ring definitions of CVs X'4693'
(destination SAP), X'4694' (destination MAC), X'4695' (source SAP), and
X'4696' (source MAC).