Title :
An X.PC/TCP protocol translator
Author :
Rodriguez, Jose M.
Author_Institution :
Unisys Corp., McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
The design of a computer communications device is presented the purpose of which is to act as a translator between two virtual circuit protocols: Tymnet´s X.PC, and the US Department of Defense´s DOD´s TCP. Protocol translation in general and details on how the X.PC/TCP translation is done are discussed. Problems found in the task of protocol translation are also discussed
Keywords :
program interpreters; protocols; X.PC/TCP protocol translator; computer communications device; virtual circuit protocols; Central Processing Unit; Circuits; Computer architecture; Drives; Joining processes; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Protocols; Research and development; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '88. Networks: Evolution or Revolution, Proceedings. Seventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communcations Societies, IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0833-1
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1988.12931
