[comp.protocols.iso] What format to use as default for TP DT, ED, AK, EA and RJ headers?

jbvb@ftp.COM (James Van Bokkelen) (10/14/89)

When coding a header parser for ISO TP, one must decide whether to use
"basic" or "extended" formats as the default for DT, ED (normal and
expedited data), AK, EA (normal and expedited acks) and RJ (reject)
TPDUs.  (No, a LAN monitor isn't guaranteed to capture all packets all
of the time, and it might be on one of several alternate paths and not
be seeing all the traffic anyway.)  Obviously, the default should be
configurable, but I need somes ort of initial value.

Which format is presently more widely requested/accepted?  Which is more
likely to be found in a year or two?

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