x25.txt
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- Linux X.25 Project
- As my third year dissertation at University I have taken it upon myself to
- write an X.25 implementation for Linux. My aim is to provide a complete X.25
- Packet Layer and a LAPB module to allow for "normal" X.25 to be run using
- Linux. There are two sorts of X.25 cards available, intelligent ones that
- implement LAPB on the card itself, and unintelligent ones that simply do
- framing, bit-stuffing and checksumming. These both need to be handled by the
- system.
- I therefore decided to write the implementation such that as far as the
- Packet Layer is concerned, the link layer was being performed by a lower
- layer of the Linux kernel and therefore it did not concern itself with
- implementation of LAPB. Therefore the LAPB modules would be called by
- unintelligent X.25 card drivers and not by intelligent ones, this would
- provide a uniform device driver interface, and simplify configuration.
- To confuse matters a little, an 802.2 LLC implementation for Linux is being
- written which will allow X.25 to be run over an Ethernet (or Token Ring) and
- conform with the JNT "Pink Book", this will have a different interface to
- the Packet Layer but there will be no confusion since the class of device
- being served by the LLC will be completely separate from LAPB. The LLC
- implementation is being done as part of another protocol project (SNA) and
- by a different author.
- Just when you thought that it could not become more confusing, another
- option appeared, XOT. This allows X.25 Packet Layer frames to operate over
- the Internet using TCP/IP as a reliable link layer. RFC1613 specifies the
- format and behaviour of the protocol. If time permits this option will also
- be actively considered.
- A linux-x25 mailing list has been created at vger.kernel.org to support the
- development and use of Linux X.25. It is early days yet, but interested
- parties are welcome to subscribe to it. Just send a message to
- majordomo@vger.kernel.org with the following in the message body:
- subscribe linux-x25
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- Jonathan
- g4klx@g4klx.demon.co.uk