Requested revision
Standard: | 802.1X-2010 | Clause: | 8.9 |
Clause title: | Authenticator PACP state machine, variables, and procedures |
Rationale for revision
The subject of revision is the Authenticator PACP state machine, shown at Figure 8-7. If authenticator state machine is currently in AUTHENTICATING state. Authenticator is sending EAPoL message to Supplicant, but Supplicant doesn't respond. In this case after eapTimeout the state machine will increment auth.retryCount and will return again to AUTHENTICATING. When retryMax will be reached - the state machine will go to UNAUTHENTICATED state, will clear auth.retryCount and will forever circulate like this as long as Supplicant doesn't respond.
Proposed text
When retryMax will be reached - the state machine will go to HELD state.
Impact on existing networks
In case Supplicant is temporarily unreachable - offload the link and offload the System where the Authentoicator is running.
Originator
Name: | Poddobny Yuri | Email: | yuri_p@rad.com |
Affiliation: | RAD Data Communications Ltd. | ||
Submitted: | 2015-06-16 |