Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!elbereth.rutgers.edu!ron.rutgers.edu!ron From: ron@ron.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: TCP/IP on MIDI? Message-ID: Date: 4 May 89 22:53:02 GMT References: <1989May3.180345.6936@utzoo.uucp> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 19 The IETF Point-to-Point working group has pretty much finished the protocol. The RFC was just circulating around the members for final editorial changes. It should be publically dissemenated soon. I guess I'm not letting too much out of the bag in saying that it is essentially HDLC framing (using the Addendum 1 Async stuff for async lines). It is designed to be used for all serial point-to-point lines thus replacing slip and higher speed sync line protocols. There is a protocol byte (extendable to two bytes) for demuxing on protocol. Most of the document deals with the line initialization stuff like how you decide on IP addersses between the two side etc... -Ron You're not serious about IP over MIDI are you. It's major drawback is that MIDI is UNIDIRECTIONAL! While IP can be done that way, it makes TCP a little interesting.