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Re: OSI on Linux
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel R. Oelke)
Mon Jun 19 11:24:40 1995
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 95 08:38:14 CDT
From: droelke@spirit.aud.alcatel.com (Daniel R. Oelke)
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu, botman@rabo.nl, jmorriso@ConcordPacific.com
> > > Is anyone aware of any support for the OSI transport layer protocol
> > > (class 4 over inactive network layer in particular) for Linux?
> > no
> I am not.
> Perhaps sunsite:/pub/Linux/system/Network/isode contains more info.
>
Thanks for that pointer.
> > > Is any work currently being done on the subject?
>
> > Is anyone actually using OSI for anything other than teaching
> > computer protocols in University courses?
> Yes.
>
> I use TP4, I use Linux, I do not use OSI/TP4 in Linux.
> I do not teach computer protocols in University courses. :-)
>
> Rumour goes that OSI is/was slightly more popular in Europe than in the US.
I use/program on top of a 7-layer stack. The OSI stack is the
standard mandated by Bellcore for networking all SONET telephone equipment.
So, anyone who sells central office type telephone equipment in
North America uses OSI. (I won't even touch the subject if this
is or isn't a good thing :-)
Anyways, although I use it at work, I don't use it on Linux.
But I might soon if isode is half as promising as it looks :-)
Dan
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