[ax25-layer2] Layer Two Ideas?

[Scott Miller]

> I like this! Another more general question (frame format related) is, do 
> we want to require some form of data compression?

The effectiveness of data compression depends heavily on the content.  I'd 
rather leave that to the higher protocol layers.  Otherwise you're likely to 
make things worse if there's already compression going on.

> Oh, a modern microprocessor used for this application may well be 
> something like the AIM chip - not too far from a Cray-1 in processing 
> power. Stuff like data compression and EDAC-in-firmware will not tax its 
> processing resources.

My new design uses an ARM7 at about 50 MHz.  No problem there.  But my 
OpenTrackers are < 8 MHz, 8-bit devices with 192 bytes of RAM and under 8K 
of flash.  Not a lot of room for complicated encoding.

Scott
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