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From: steve@HUBCAP.CLEMSON.EDU ("Steve" Stevenson)
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Subject: Query on protocols.
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Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 08:05:37 EDT
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I am interested in determining what general principles apply to defining
any type (human,machine, etc) of communications protocol.  As an example,
what would one have to do to establish that two protocols are the "same".
[i.e., message-passing vs shared memory/wait/signal].

Steve (really "D. E.") Stevenson           steve@hubcap.clemson.edu
Department of Computer Science,            (803)656-5880.mabell
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906