[comp.sys.dec] LAT protocol spec?

kml@ncifcrf.gov (Kevin Lahey) (08/02/89)

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good description of the 
LAT protocol?   Is this a DEC proprietary protocol that they will
not release to the public?

I read the description of the LAT architecture in the _LAT 
Network Concepts_ manual, but this is far too general for
my needs.  I want to see data structures and constants.

My eventual goal is to implement a prototype LAT service daemon
on a Sun workstation, so that the workstation is accessable from
any terminal server on the ethernet.  I have no problem with 
acquiring the packets from the ethernet, or writing appropriate
packets back out, but I need to know the specific formats of the
packets.

Thanks in advance,
Kevin

kml@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov         NCI Supercomputer Center, Frederick, Maryland
kml@mosquito.cis.ufl.edu        UF CIS Department, Gainesville, Florida 
 
Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time 
to reform.               -- Mark Twain

abstine@image.soe.clarkson.edu (Arthur Stine) (08/02/89)

From article <1211@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov>, by kml@ncifcrf.gov (Kevin Lahey):
> Can anyone point me in the direction of a good description of the 
> LAT protocol?   Is this a DEC proprietary protocol that they will
> not release to the public?
> 
It is a DEC protocol, but it is now licensable. There was an article
in Digital Review a couple of weeks ago about it. I could did up the
article if you want, but you might want to talk to your DEC rep about it.
In any case, I don't think its a trivial cost (a few thou I think, maybe
10K for LAT/Host.)
-- 
Art Stine
Sr Network Engineer
Clarkson U
ABStine@CLVMS.Clarkson.Edu