Sub-option 1 – circuit id, Sub-option 2 – remote id, Sub-option 6 - subscriber id – Brocade Communications Systems Brocade ICX 6650 6650 User Manual

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Brocade ICX 6650 Security Configuration Guide

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DHCP relay agent information

Sub-option 1 – Circuit ID

The Circuit ID (CID) identifies the circuit or port from which a DHCP client request was sent. The
Brocade ICX 6650 device uses this information to relay DHCP responses back to the proper circuit,
for example, the port number on which the DHCP client request packet was received.

Brocade ICX 6650 devices support the General CID packet format. This simple format encodes the
CID type, actual information length, VLAN ID, slot number, and port number. This format is
compatible with the format used by other vendors’ devices.

Figure 21

illustrates the general CID

packet format.

FIGURE 21

General CID packet format

Sub-option 2 – Remote ID

The Remote ID (RID) identifies the remote host end of the circuit (the relay agent). Brocade devices
use the MAC address to identify itself as the relay agent.

Figure 22

illustrates the RID packet

format.

FIGURE 22

RID packet format

Sub-option 6 - Subscriber ID

The Subscriber ID (SID) is a unique identification number that enables an Internet Service Provider
to:

Identify a subscriber

Assign specific attributes to that subscriber (for example, host IP address, subnet mask, and
domain name server (DNS))

Trigger accounting

Figure 23

illustrates the SID packet format.

FIGURE 23

SID packet format

The second byte (N in

Figure 23

) is the length of the ASCII string that follows. The Brocade ICX

6650 device supports up to 50 ASCII characters.

1 Byte

2 Bytes

1

6

0

4

VLAN ID

Slot ID

Port

1 Byte

2

8

0

6

MAC Address

1 Byte

6

N

ASCII String 1.....N

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