Abstract
We consider ways of overcoming a protocol mismatch using protocol conversion. Three different methods for finding a protocol converter are described. Two of these are “bottom up” in nature, and involve relating the conversion system to existing protocols. The third approach, which is new, is “top down”: the desired global properties of the conversion system are used in deriving the converter. An example is used to illustrate each method. We discuss more general forms of the abstract problem in the context of layered network architectures.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 127-142 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1990 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received October 2, 1988; revised August 19, 1989. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant NCR-8613338. The authors are with the Department of Computer Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. IEEE Log Number 8931243. ‘Indeed, some might say that adequate standards do not yet exist.
Funding
Manuscript received October 2, 1988; revised August 19, 1989. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant NCR-8613338. The authors are with the Department of Computer Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712. IEEE Log Number 8931243. ‘Indeed, some might say that adequate standards do not yet exist.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | NCR-8613338 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering