Network Working Group M. Maruyama
Request for Comments: 2172 K. Murakami
Category: Informational NTT Laboratories
June 1997
MAPOS Version 1 Assigned Numbers
1. Introduction
Multiple Access Protocol over SONET/SDH (MAPOS) [1] is a high-speed link-layer protocol that provides multiple access capability over SONET(Synchronous Optical Network)/SDH(Synchronous Digital Hierarchy)[2][3][4][5]. Its frame format is based on the HDLC-like framing [6] for PPP. A component called "Frame Switch" [1] allows multiple nodes to be connected together in a star topology to form a LAN. Using long haul SONET/SDH links, the nodes on such a "SONET-LAN" can span over a wide geographical area. The Internet Protocol (IP) [7] datagrams are transmitted in MAPOS HDLC frames [8].
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RFC 2172 MAPOS June 1997 2. Protocol Field AssignmentsThe MAPOS Version 1 Data Link Layer [1] contains a 16 bit Protocol field to identify the the encapsulated protocol. The Protocol field is consistent with the ISO 3309 (HDLC) extension mechanism for address fields. All protocol numbers MUST be assigned such that the least significant bit of the most significant octet equals "0", and the least significant bit of the least significant octet equals "1".
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RFC 2172 MAPOS June 1997
[9] Murakami, K. and M. Maruyama, "A MAPOS version 1 Extension -