phil@BRL.MIL (Phil Dykstra) (10/25/90)
Archive-name: brl-pkg/23-Oct-90 Original-posting-by: phil@BRL.MIL (Phil Dykstra) Original-subject: Re: Reliable Datagram ??? Protocols Archive-site: ftp.brl.mil [128.63.16.6] Archive-directory: /brl-cad Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) > The changes to any particular TCP to achieve a reliable datagram model > would not be significant, but it would take a little work. It is easy to layer a reliable message protocol on top of TCP. We designed one such protocol at BRL call PKG (Package Protocol) and have used it for several distributed applications over the past five years (e.g. in BRL-CAD). Messages have user defined "types" and both synchronous and asynchronous message exchanges are supported. At one time a version of it even ran over DECNET, but our current code is BSD socket library oriented only. We should have written an RFC about it years ago. If anyone is interested they can look at brl-cad/pkg.shar.Z via anonymous FTP on ftp.brl.mil (a.k.a. vgr.brl.mil, 192.5.23.6). - Phil