[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] XTP

west@udel.EDU (James H West) (06/13/89)

In article <17445@louie.udel.EDU> west@udel.EDU (James H West) writes:
>Greetings,
>
>I am currently working on a project (for the National Institute of Standards
>and Technology, they don't run News so I'm posting from an old collage 
>account) to compare/Contrast OSI Transport class 4 with a protocol called
>XTP (Defined by Protocol Engines, Inc.  The architect is Greg Chesson).
>
>XTP is suppose to occupy level three and four in the ISO OSI refernce
>model.  It is suppose to allow Real-Time communication across a network.
>
>Does anyone have some experience with XTP?
>
>Can anyone give some insights into the difference between XTP and other
>transport protocols? (such as TCP or VMTP)
>
>Has anyone had the chance to form opinions about XTP that they would care
>to share?
>
>I will post responses that are emailed to me (See the addres below),
>but I read all these news groups so email or posting makes no difference
>to me.
>
>Thanks in advance for your help:
>
>Jim West
>
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>Jim West
>email: west@osi.ncsl.nist.gov (Work)
>       west@udel.edu	      (Personal)
>
>National Institute of Standards and Technolgy
>Building 225/B217
>Gaithersburg MD 20899
>
>Phone: (301) 975-3619
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>Standard Disclaimers:
>My opinions/statements are not those of my employer or the 
>University of Delaware

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Greetings,

I am currently working on a project (for the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, they don't run News so I'm posting from an old collage 
account) to compare/Contrast OSI Transport class 4 with a protocol called
XTP (Defined by Protocol Engines, Inc.  The architect is Greg Chesson).

XTP is suppose to occupy level three and four in the ISO OSI refernce
model.  It is suppose to allow Real-Time communication across a network.

Does anyone have some experience with XTP?

Can anyone give some insights into the difference between XTP and other
transport protocols? (such as TCP or VMTP)

Has anyone had the chance to form opinions about XTP that they would care
to share?

I will post responses that are emailed to me (See the addres below),
but I read all these news groups so email or posting makes no difference
to me.

Thanks in advance for your help:

Jim West

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jim West
email: west@osi.ncsl.nist.gov (Work)
       west@udel.edu	      (Personal)

National Institute of Standards and Technolgy
Building 225/B217
Gaithersburg MD 20899

Phone: (301) 975-3619
************************************************************************
Standard Disclaimers:
My opinions/statements are not those of my employer or the 
University of Delaware

west@udel.EDU (James H West) (06/13/89)

Sorry about the mess in the previous posting.  I'm still learning
about this software.

Jim West

johnc@uh.msc.edu (John D. Cavanaugh) (06/27/91)

Does anyone know where I can find a description of the XTP protocol?
Email or FTP is preferred, but I'd be happy to find a reference to
a paper.

Thanks.

John Cavanaugh                              EMail: johnc@msc.edu
Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc.        Phone: (612) 626-0277
1200 Washington Ave. S                      FAX:   (612) 624-6550
Minneapolis, MN  55415

rpw3@rigden.wpd.sgi.com (Rob Warnock) (06/28/91)

In article <4369@uc.msc.umn.edu> johnc@uh.msc.edu (John D. Cavanaugh) writes:
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| Does anyone know where I can find a description of the XTP protocol?
| Email or FTP is preferred, but I'd be happy to find a reference to a paper.
+---------------

For a free copy of the XTP spec, send your surface-mail address to
"xtp-request@pei.com".


-Rob

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