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kbs@ccr-p6.ccr.jussieu.fr (An OCR-IP fan) writes:

>Apart from asking you what is X200 8)

X.200 is the CCITT standard describing the OSI Reference Model
(the famous seven layers of networking). The whole X.2?? series of
recommendations describe the OSI protocols, ASN.1, etc. There are
equivalent versions of these standards from ISO.

>I'd like to know where I can get info on 
>ISO stacks and protocols.

>Also is there a FAQ...

I hope that most of your questions will be answered by the FAQ that I am
preparing (it has already >600 lines :-). But I won't have the time to
finish it in the next 3-4 weeks, so stay tuned ...

You might of course use this time for reading a good book, eg.

Marshall Rose, The Open Book
Uyless Black, OSI -- A Model for Computer Comunication Standards
Andrew Tannenbaum, Computer Networks

Markus

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In <BvyDrp.1n3@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> mskuhn@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Markus Kuhn) writes:

>kbs@ccr-p6.ccr.jussieu.fr (An OCR-IP fan) writes:

>>Apart from asking you what is X200 8)

>X.200 is the CCITT standard describing the OSI Reference Model
>(the famous seven layers of networking). The whole X.2?? series of
>recommendations describe the OSI protocols, ASN.1, etc. There are
>equivalent versions of these standards from ISO.

As a matter of fact, except for the CCITT boilerplate, X.200 is
identical with IS 7498, at least it was in 1984 when I was the
editor of X.200. The advantage of the CCITT versions is, as
Markus states, that they are all in the X.2nn series and are
likely to be contained in a single bluebook volume (read
cheaper :-) ).

>>I'd like to know where I can get info on 
>>ISO stacks and protocols.

>>Also is there a FAQ...

>I hope that most of your questions will be answered by the FAQ that I am
>preparing (it has already >600 lines :-). But I won't have the time to
>finish it in the next 3-4 weeks, so stay tuned ...

>You might of course use this time for reading a good book, eg.

>Marshall Rose, The Open Book
>Uyless Black, OSI -- A Model for Computer Comunication Standards
>Andrew Tannenbaum, Computer Networks

>Markus

Bob

bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw) writes:

>As a matter of fact, except for the CCITT boilerplate, X.200 is
>identical with IS 7498, at least it was in 1984 when I was the
>editor of X.200.

I'm just curious: As the editor of the OSI Reference Model standard, you
could perhaps tell us a little bit about the early history of OSI.

Who invented the 7 layer model? 
When did work on OSI start?
Who had the idea of OSI? 
Is it true that the people involved in early OSI design came mostly
from the telephone industry and not from computer science?
What alternative proposals have there been to the 7 layer model?

Looking forward to a few insider stories ...

Markus

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