n2dsy@hou2d.UUCP (G.BEATTIE) (04/19/88)
The Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society 206 North Vivyen Street Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621 201-387-8896 The Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society (RATS) is proud to present a forum at the 1988 Dayton Hamvention called: ROSE: Open Systems Networking in the RATS Open Systems Environment The talk will focus on the reality of Open Systems Networking in Amateur Radio. The Society has been involved in the development of mail/file/directory servers and networking software based on international communications standards. Radio Amateurs who are telecommunications professionals or packet radio users will find this talk especially interesting and enlightening, but the novice networker will have no trouble following the presentation. * Software Distribution Currently, the beta version of the ROSE X.25 Packet Switch and the release of the ROSErver/Packet Radio MailBox System are available. The Society will distribute the latest releases of its software at the session. Bring 5-1/4 or 3- 1/2 inch diskettes for software and documentation. Remember RATS distributes its software for free! Come and get it! * Where to Find RATS at Dayton Members of RATS will be present in the PAC-COMM Packet Radio Systems booth (Booth 277/278). Members will be able to demonstrate and copy software for you to take home and use. Handouts describing our activities and frequencies of operation will be distributed at the packet forum on Friday afternoon from 1-5. We also are planning to be available for the Packet Get-Together at McNasty's on Saturday evening. The RATS ROSE Forum Time: 9:30 - 11:00 Place: ROOM 1 (check your programme to be sure) The forum will consist of three three 30 minute talks. Each will explore an aspect of the Open Systems implemented by the Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society (RATS). Questions will be taken by each speaker. Schedule 09:30 Review of Open Systems Networks and Protocols - Presented by J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., N2DSY This talk will provide an overview of a network based on Open Systems. The specific protocols and user services will be defined alone with the network management and planning dependencies found in a cooperative network. 10:00 The ROSE X.25 Packet Switch - Presented by Thomas A. Moulton, W2VY This talk will concentrate on the OSI Network Services and how the ROSE X.25 Switch will support the users of "vanilla" AX.25, OSI Applications, TCP/IP and Net/ROM. 10:30 The ROSErver Mail, File and Directory Server - Presented by Andrew R. Funk, KB7UV This talk will concentrate on OSI Application Services and how the ROSErver/Packet Radio Mail Box System will provide these services to users and other systems.