[ax25-layer2] Layer Two Ideas?

[Glenn Thomas]

Hi Doug!

As an absolute newbie on this group, I have to say that I don't have 
any idea what has gone before. So, with my foot poised to enter my 
mouth I ask, does anyone have a list of layer 2 problems in the 
current AX.25 spec with respect to the formal ISO model?

If the goal is to bring AX.25 into better conformance with the ISO 
standard for layer 2, in what ways is AX.25 currently out of compliance?

A second approach is to identify the areas where is ISO layer 2 spec 
is less than desirable and discuss how we will approach those areas. 
For instance, do we slave ourselves to ISO, or do we choose to do 
some things better than ISO, or do we act to amend the ISO spec and 
then meet it?

One area of concern is that AX.25, or any other implementation, will 
make the layer 1-2 and layer 2-3 boundaries less than distinct. Do we 
draw a clear line in the sand and take great pain to not step over or 
do we do what seems right and deliberately allow these boundaries to 
remain fuzzy?

'Nuff babble for now.

73 de Glenn WB6W


At 08:48 PM 9/14/2005, you wrote:
>Ok...  who is on the mailing list, and what ideas do you have?
>Douglas KA2UPW