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1.1 ! root 1: % run this through SLiTeX ! 2: ! 3: ! 4: \documentstyle[blackandwhite,landscape,oval,pagenumbers]{NRslides} ! 5: ! 6: \raggedright ! 7: ! 8: \begin{document} ! 9: ! 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} ! 30: \end{bwslide} ! 31: ! 32: ! 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} ! 44: \end{bwslide} ! 45: ! 46: ! 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} ! 57: \end{bwslide} ! 58: ! 59: ! 60: \begin{bwslide} ! 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} ! 76: ! 77: ! 78: \begin{bwslide} ! 79: \ctitle {OBSERVATIONS} ! 80: ! 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: ! 91: ! 92: \begin{bwslide} ! 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} ! 103: \end{bwslide} ! 104: ! 105: ! 106: \begin{bwslide} ! 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} ! 119: ! 120: ! 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} ! 133: ! 134: ! 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} ! 147: \end{bwslide} ! 148: ! 149: ! 150: \begin{bwslide} ! 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} ! 163: ! 164: ! 165: \begin{bwslide} ! 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} ! 174: ! 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} ! 199: ! 200: ! 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} ! 210: ! 211: ! 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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