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Re: Frame retransmission when using AAL 5 ???

  • From: Herwig Rehatschek <herwig@icg.tu-graz.ac.at>
  • Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 15:23:12 +0100

Hello,

Diethelm Schlegel wrote:
> 
> I only know the FORE-API implementation for SOLARIS. FORE-API connections
> have the same properties as UDP socket connections. The important
> difference is the specification of QoS-parameters. But
> there is no end-to-end flow control and no frame loss detection and
> retransmission.
> 

Why not using Classical IP (CIP) over ATM? I think then the above
problems can be solved, no? Since TCP/IP has all necessary algorithms
for retransmitting lost packets. CIP is supported e.g. on FORE SMA-200
for SGIs and it should be on SGI Ultras/Sparc10.

Cheers
Herwig
 
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