dave@enmasse.UUCP (Dave Brownell) (12/11/85)
Long ago, it seems oh so long, I posted a request about ISO protocol
software available. There weren't many replies, but they follow.
I found one other implementation: TITN has classes 1 and 3, and is working
on class 4 and session level. Their software seems to port quite well.
The US address is TITN Inc., 24301 Southland Dr., Suite 200; Hayward,
CA 94545; (415)785-5970. They're French, so I assume HQ is in Paris.
As for MAP, both Motorola and Intel are to announce MAP 2.1 boards
using the token bus: boards handling through the transport layer are
available now, and Motorola says a board with all 7 layers will be available
3Q86.
From: ico!dougm
There is an implementation in C which was done for the National Bureau of
Standards available through NTIS. There is also a company called SYROS
which has TP/4 and the connectionless network protocol available for
porting. It also is in C. The NBS code is really their testbed code
written for a modified UNIX system. I haven't looked at the SYROS stuff.
From: mark@cbosgd.ATT.UUCP (Mark Horton)
Check out Sydney Corp in Vancouver, BC. They are selling
the software developed at UBC (e.g. ubc-vision!demco's stuff.)
They apparently have it on 4BSD and on System V, as well as VM/CMS
and a few others.
From: mot!fred
if by OSI software you mean implementations of the ISO standard protocols
for the first several layers of the OSI model, then you must be referring
to MAP and TOP (MAP is the ISO stuff plus GM's top layers; TOP is the
ISO stuff with Boeing's top layers. There are others, such as Intel's
OpenNET or CRDS's UniverseNet. Their compatability has yet to be proven).
Motorola Microsystems is a participant in MAP on the token-bus,
both 5Mbits and 10Mbits. We were hoping to make the Ethernet demo,
but no dice. We have several customer sites running prototype stuff.
Other than that, you:d need to talk to a sales rep or marketeer (try
Jack McGeough at 602-438-3091).
From: Pete Delaney <panda!talcott!ecrcvax!pete>
Organization: European Computer-Industry Research Centre, Munchen, W. Germany
We are working on a ISO Transport over ISO IP.
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David Brownell
EnMasse Computer Corp
...!{harvard,talcott,genrad}!enmasse!davesjl@amdahl.UUCP (Steve Langdon) (12/20/85)
I missed your request for information and your list seems rather short.
Although a number of the vendors at AUTOFACT used (parts) of the same
implementations, several distinct implementations were on show. For example,
I am fairly certain the IBM, Sun/Computervision (read Sun) and DEC systems
did not use any of the code mentioned.
If I was looking for OSI pieces I would consider talking to ICL, Intel
(who have sold code without hardware), LDR Systems (in the UK), Retix,
SDI (now part of Ungermann-Bass). Several of the system vendors might also
consider selling stuff (if you are not in direct competition). Try DEC, Sun,
and some of the others at AUTOFACT.
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Stephen J. Langdon ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!sjl
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