Subject: re:Elimination of UI on SDLC

From: "jim (j.) cobban" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 20:03:00 -0400

In message "Elimination of UI on SDLC", Ray Bird writes:

>As it turns out, the only product that has implemented SDLC so far
>is NCP and they do not support UI frames.  So, in order to run
>with NCP, you cannot use UI frames on SDLC.
>
>Given this fact and the fact that SDLC is clearly not a high-speed
>link of the future (the kind HPR was designed to take advantage of)
>I propose that the HPR architecture be changed to say
>that SDLC always be run in ERP mode (i.e., with no UI frames as is
>is currently implemented).  If a requirement
>to use UI frames on SDLC arises in the future, it can be added to
>the architecture along with details such as how to manage the UI
>frames, operational differences between point-to-point and multidrop, etc.

I second this proposal.

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