Annotation of 43BSDReno/contrib/isode-beta/doc/tsap/tsap.tex, revision 1.1

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        !             8: \begin{document}
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        !            10: \title {A MODEST PROPOSAL}
        !            11: \author        {Dwight E.~Cass\\
        !            12:        Automation Sciences Laboratory\\
        !            13:        Northrop Research and Technology Center}
        !            14: \date  {May 15, 1986}
        !            15: \maketitlepage
        !            16: 
        !            17: 
        !            18: \begin{bwslide}
        !            19: \ctitle        {THE PROBLEM}
        !            20: 
        !            21: \begin{nrtc}
        !            22: \item  IMMEDIATE VACUUM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
        !            23:        APPLICATION PROTOCOLS
        !            24:     \begin{nrtc}
        !            25:     \item      EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT APPLICATION
        !            26:                PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT TAKES AT LEAST AS MUCH TIME AS
        !            27:                DEVELOPMENT OF LOWER-LEVEL PROTOCOLS
        !            28:     \end{nrtc}
        !            29: \end{nrtc}
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        !            33: \begin{bwslide}
        !            34: \ctitle        {THE PROBLEM (CONT.)}
        !            35: 
        !            36: \begin{nrtc}
        !            37: \item  LACK OF NEAR-TERM AVAILABILITY OF MAP/TOP ON ALL %
        !            38:        MACHINES
        !            39:     \begin{nrtc}
        !            40:     \item      NORTHROP HAS A STRONG COMMITTMENT
        !            41:                TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CUSTOMER (DoD) ELECTRONICALLY
        !            42:     \end{nrtc}
        !            43: \end{nrtc}
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        !            47: \begin{bwslide}
        !            48: \ctitle        {THE CAUSE}
        !            49: 
        !            50: \begin{nrtc}
        !            51: \item  MAP/TOP, WHILE AGRESSIVE, IS STILL YOUNG
        !            52:     \begin{nrtc}
        !            53:     \item      FANTASTIC PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TO DATE,
        !            54:                BUT REALISTICALLY, A LOT MORE WORK IS REQUIRED
        !            55:     \end{nrtc}
        !            56: \end{nrtc}
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        !            61: \ctitle        {THE CAUSE (CONT.)}
        !            62: 
        !            63: \begin{nrtc}
        !            64: \item  NORTHROP HAS REQUIREMENTS NOW
        !            65:     \begin{nrtc}
        !            66:     \item      FACTORY- AND DIVISION-WIDE NETWORKING
        !            67:                REQUIRED IN THE 88--89 TIMEFRAME
        !            68:     \item      SINCE MAP/TOP SOLUTIONS AREN'T AVAILABLE ON EXISTING
        !            69:                FACILITIES,
        !            70:                INTERIM SOLUTIONS MUST BE PUT INTO PLACE QUICKLY
        !            71:     \item      SOLUTIONS MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
        !            72:                DIRECTION OF THE MAP/TOP COMMUNITY
        !            73:     \end{nrtc}
        !            74: \end{nrtc}
        !            75: \end{bwslide}
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        !            79: \ctitle        {OBSERVATIONS}
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        !            81: \begin{nrtc}
        !            82: \item  MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN SOLVED, IN DIFFERENT
        !            83:        SETTINGS, WITHOUT LOSS OF GENERALITY
        !            84:     \begin{nrtc}
        !            85:     \item      SOME OF THESE SOLUTIONS ARE QUITE MATURE (STABLE, ROBUST,
        !            86:                AND ENJOY A HIGH DEGREE OF VENDOR SUPPORT)
        !            87:     \end{nrtc}
        !            88: \end{nrtc}
        !            89: \end{bwslide}
        !            90: 
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        !            93: \ctitle        {OBSERVATIONS (CONT.)}
        !            94: 
        !            95: \begin{nrtc}
        !            96: \item  MAP/TOP, BASED ON THE OSI MODEL, IS A STRONGLY LAYERED ARCHITECTURE,
        !            97:        WHICH FACILITATES
        !            98:        APPLICATION-INDEPENDENCE OF UNDERLYING PROTOCOLS
        !            99:     \begin{nrtc}
        !           100:     \item      SERVICES ARE IMPORTANT,\\ IMPLEMENTATIONS ARE NOT
        !           101:     \end{nrtc}
        !           102: \end{nrtc}
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        !           107: \ctitle        {TCP/IP AS THE INTERIM SOLUTION}
        !           108: 
        !           109: \begin{nrtc}
        !           110: \item  MILSTD PROTOCOL SUITE MANDATED FOR ALL DoD NETWORKING
        !           111:     \begin{nrtc}
        !           112:     \item      MATURE SET OF PROTOCOLS SINCE 1980\\ (DATING FROM c.1970)
        !           113:     \item      EMPHASIS ON RELIABILITY AND SECURITY
        !           114:     \item      WIDE VENDOR SUPPORT AND USER POPULATION
        !           115:     \item      VENDOR SUPPORT TO OTHER TECHNOLOGIES (e.g., SNA)
        !           116:     \end{nrtc}
        !           117: \end{nrtc}
        !           118: \end{bwslide}
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        !           121: \begin{bwslide}
        !           122: \ctitle        {TCP/IP (CONT.)}
        !           123: 
        !           124: \begin{nrtc}
        !           125: \item  TCP/IP PROVIDES ROBUST TRANSPORT SERVICES
        !           126:     \begin{nrtc}
        !           127:     \item      FUNCTIONALITY EQUIVALENT TO TP4\\ (AS PER NRC REPORT)
        !           128:     \item      MANY VENDORS OFFER BOARD-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATIONS AT THE
        !           129:                TRANSPORT LAYER
        !           130:     \end{nrtc}
        !           131: \end{nrtc}
        !           132: \end{bwslide}
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        !           135: \begin{bwslide}
        !           136: \ctitle        {CONSTRUCTING THE SOLUTION}
        !           137: 
        !           138: \begin{nrtc}
        !           139: \item  BEST OF ALL SOLUTIONS REQUIRE COMPLEMENTARY CO-EXISTANCE:
        !           140:     \begin{nrtc}
        !           141:     \item      UTILIZE TCP/IP FUNCTIONALITY NOT CURRENTLY PRESENT IN MAP
        !           142:     \item      UTILIZE MAP/TOP FUNCTIONALITY AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE
        !           143:     \item      DEVELOP APPLICATIONS IN AN EVOLUTIONARY,
        !           144:                NOT REVOLUTIONARY FASHION
        !           145:     \end{nrtc}
        !           146: \end{nrtc}
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        !           151: \ctitle        {WHERE TO JOIN THEM?}
        !           152: 
        !           153: \begin{nrtc}
        !           154: \item  NETWORK LAYER (OR BELOW):\\
        !           155:        RE-INVENTS TCP\\ PREVENTS USE OF BOARD-LEVEL PRODUCTS
        !           156: \item  SESSION LAYER (OR ABOVE):\\
        !           157:        TOO MUCH DEPENDENCY ON TCP AND THE ARPANET CLIENT/SERVICE MODEL
        !           158: \item  TRANSPORT SERVICE ACCESS POINT:\\
        !           159:        TAKES ADVANTAGE OF TCP's STRENGTHS,\\
        !           160:        WHILE GIVING MAP/TOP A FREE HAND ABOVE
        !           161: \end{nrtc}
        !           162: \end{bwslide}
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        !           166: \ctitle        {WORK TO DATE}
        !           167: 
        !           168: \begin{nrtc}
        !           169: \item  REQUEST FOR COMMENTS (RFC) 983:\\
        !           170:        ISO TRANSPORT SERVICES ON TOP OF THE TCP
        !           171: \item  PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATION FOR 4.2BSD UNIX
        !           172: \end{nrtc}
        !           173: \end{bwslide}
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        !           175: 
        !           176: \begin{bwslide}
        !           177: \ctitle        {ISO TSAP ON TOP OF THE TCP}
        !           178: 
        !           179: \begin{nrtc}
        !           180: \item  SPECIFIES A FULL TP4 IMPLEMENTATION (ISO-8072)\\
        !           181:        EXCEPT FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE PARAMETERS
        !           182: \item  ADDRESSING IS TCP-BASED
        !           183: \item  IMPLICIT MAXIMUM TSDU SIZE\\
        !           184:        (TO BE RELAXED IN VERSION 2)
        !           185: \end{nrtc}
        !           186: \end{bwslide}
        !           187: 
        !           188: 
        !           189: \begin{bwslide}
        !           190: \ctitle        {THE NEXT STEP}
        !           191: 
        !           192: \begin{nrtc}
        !           193: \item  ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC-DOMAIN SESSION, FTAM, AND CASE IMPLEMENTATIONS
        !           194:        FOR TESTING PURPOSES
        !           195: \item  IMPLEMENTATION OF RFC983 ON THE WIDE RANGE OF MACHINES CURRENTLY
        !           196:        IN USE AT NORTHROP
        !           197: \end{nrtc}
        !           198: \end{bwslide}
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        !           201: \begin{bwslide}
        !           202: \ctitle        {MIGRATION STRATEGY}
        !           203: 
        !           204: \begin{nrtc}
        !           205: \item  RFC983 NOT INTENDED AS A MIGRATION STRATEGY,
        !           206:        BUT COULD FORM THE BACKBONE FOR AN OVERALL TRANSITION PLAN
        !           207: \item  FUTURE VERSIONS OF RFC983 WILL TRACK DoD PLANNED EVOLUTION
        !           208: \end{nrtc}
        !           209: \end{bwslide}
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        !           212: \begin{bwslide}
        !           213: \ctitle        {MAXIMIZE BENEFITS}
        !           214: 
        !           215: \begin{nrtc}
        !           216: \item  RFC983 PERMITS US TO UTILIZE THE NEW WORK
        !           217:        BEING DONE BY THE MAP/TOP COMMUNITY,
        !           218:        WHILE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YEARS OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE IN THE
        !           219:        TCP/IP COMMUNITY
        !           220: \end{nrtc}
        !           221: \end{bwslide}
        !           222: 
        !           223: 
        !           224: \end{document}

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