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From: thompson@PAN.SSEC.HONEYWELL.COM (John Thompson)
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Subject: re: Is Apollo token ring ISO 802.5?
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> In the documentation I have from Apollo they refer to the token ring
> they support as "Apollo Token Ring", not as ISO 802.5 token ring?  Is
> it ISO or not?  If not, what document describes it?
No, ATR is not IBM-Token Ring (802.5).  The Apollo Token Ring is a
proprietary (or at least, non-standard) network protocol.

Note that Apollo (HP/Apollo) does support the 802.3 and 802.5 protocols
with other controllers.  You can run a native-ethernet or a native-
IBM-TR network of Apollos.  Most people run ATR or ethernet (802.3).
 
> Also, where can I find a standard that discusses the transmission of
> IP datagrams over 802.5?
Beatsme.  You might look in "Computer Networks" by Andrew Tannenbaum, (or
at least in the bibliography of it).

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John Thompson
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