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[ax25-layer2] SIG Purpose Clarification

scott at opentrac.org scott at opentrac.org
Fri Sep 16 16:10:37 UTC 2005


> This SIG was not started in APRS nor does it have any 
> affiliation with APRS other than APRS is founded in the AX.25 
> protocol.  This SIG was started to identify how AX.25 can be 

But APRS is going to enter into this discussion because it depends on
digipeating for its routing capabilities, such as they are.  Take that away
or restrict it and APRS is going to need to take on more layer 3 duties.

That's also been the big thign missing from my own OpenTRAC spec - as it
stands now it defines mostly presentation layer stuff.  Someone did add a
simple routing element, but it basically just replaced APRS digipeater
aliases with a few flags to do the same thing.  Wasn't any more intelligent
or flexible, just a bit more efficient.

If we're not going to talk about layer 3 here, then where?

Scott
N1VG







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