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From: taylor@ecsvax.UUCP (Steven Taylor)
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Subject: Re: ISDN-LAN Gateway Development
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Does ISDN have a defined protocol?  The gateway protocol is what is 
needed for a gateway, and, to my knowledge, this protocol is not defined
for ISDN.  Instead, i think that ISDN is intended as a TRANSPORT
mechanism for passing bits.

I welcome anyone who knows the answer to correct me on this.  I asked
this question at a seminar yesterday which had as speakers, among others,
Dixon Doll.  Nobody there could clarify this.

As a related comment though, it seems that X.25 seems to be emerging as the
defacto gatewat protocol.  The real question, therefore, seems to be
how ISDN will interact with x.25 (level 3).

Steven Taylor
Distributed Networking Associates
119 Doncaster Lane
Charlottesville, VA  22901
(804) 979-0656