Continued Development and Implementation of the Protocols for the Digital Engineering Laboratory Network.
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis investigation is to continue the design and implementation of the software necessary to perform intercommunications between host-to-host computer devices and host-to-node computer devices for the Air Force Institute of Technology's (AFIT) Digital Engineering Laboratory Network (DELNET). AFIT's DELNET is a proposed local computer network (LCN) which will interconnect a series of independent stand alone minicomputers and microcomputers confined within a local area of the Digital Engineering Laboratory (DEL). This effort centered on the actual software module development and their relationships to established standards for local area network protocol structures. The overall system organization and protocol structure followed the recommendations of the International Standards Organization's (ISO) Reference Model for Open Systems Interconnections. Within these guidelines, the Data Link Layer was developed utilizing a selected subset of the Link Access Procedure Protocol (LAP) adapted by the Consultive Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph (CCITT). The third protocol layer was developed utilizing an appropriate subset of the X.25 Packet Switching Protocol standards which were also adapted by of the CCITT. This study formulates the specific requirements, designs, and implementations of these protocol layers and presents recommendations for future research and development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA124874
Entities
People
- Craig H. Hazelton
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology