Title :
Multiprotocol transport networking: a general internetworking solution
Author :
Britton, Kathryn ; Chen, Wen-Shyen E. ; Chung, Tein-Yaw D. ; Edwards, Allan ; Mathew, Johny ; Pozefsky, Diane ; Sarkar, Soumitra ; Turner, Roger ; Doeringer, Willibald ; Dykeman, Douglas
Author_Institution :
IBM Networking Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Abstract :
The multiprotocol transport networking (MPTN) architecture proposed in this paper is a general solution to providing interconnectivity for applications. The MPTN architecture provides a protocol-independent system interface that includes most functions provided by existing transport protocols. As a result, the MPTN architecture decouples higher-layer protocols, application programming interfaces, and applications from protocols at the transport layer and below. Using the MPTN architecture, current and new applications can function unmodified over any transport supported under the MPTN interface. In addition, MPTN transport-layer gateways provide an end-to-end communication facility across a number of networks running different protocols. Therefore, a collection of networks running different protocols can serve as a single logical network
Keywords :
application program interfaces; computer interfaces; internetworking; network interfaces; network servers; transport protocols; MPTN architecture; MPTN interface; MPTN transport-layer gateways; application programming interfaces; higher-layer protocols; internetworking; logical network; multiprotocol transport networking; network architecture; protocol-independent system interface; transport protocols; Application software; Communication networks; Computer networks; Costs; Internetworking; Joining processes; Laboratories; Sockets; Trademarks; Transport protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Network Protocols, 1993. Proceedings., 1993 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3670-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICNP.1993.340906
