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From: kml@ncifcrf.gov (Kevin Lahey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: LAT protocol spec?
Summary: gonna try to write a UNIX service daemon
Keywords: UNIX LAT SunOS NIT
Message-ID: <1211@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov>
Date: 1 Aug 89 20:32:30 GMT
Reply-To: kml@ncifcrf.gov (Kevin Lahey)
Organization: NCI Supercomputer Center, Frederick, MD
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Can anyone point me in the direction of a good description of the 
LAT protocol?   Is this a DEC proprietary protocol that they will
not release to the public?

I read the description of the LAT architecture in the _LAT 
Network Concepts_ manual, but this is far too general for
my needs.  I want to see data structures and constants.

My eventual goal is to implement a prototype LAT service daemon
on a Sun workstation, so that the workstation is accessable from
any terminal server on the ethernet.  I have no problem with 
acquiring the packets from the ethernet, or writing appropriate
packets back out, but I need to know the specific formats of the
packets.

Thanks in advance,
Kevin

kml@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov         NCI Supercomputer Center, Frederick, Maryland
kml@mosquito.cis.ufl.edu        UF CIS Department, Gainesville, Florida 
 
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