X.25
LAYER 1 | The Physical Layer is concerned with electrical or signaling. It includes several standards such as V.35, RS232 and X.21bis. |
LAYER 2 | The Data Link Layer, which is an implementation of the ISO HDLC standard called Link Access Procedure Balanced (LAPB) and provides an error free link between two connected devices. |
LAYER 3 | The Network Layer, which provides communications between devices, connected to a common network. In the case of X.25, this layer is referred to as the X.25 Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) and is primarily concerned with network routing functions and the multiplexing of simultaneous logical connections over a single physical connection. |
Switched Virtual Circuits (SVC) | A SVC is very much like telephone calls; a connection is established, data is transferred and then the connection is released. Each DTE on the network is given a unique DTE address (This can be used much like a telephone number). |
Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVC) | A PVC is similar to a leased line in that the connection is always present. The logical connection is established permanently by the Packet Switched Network administration. Therefore, data may always be sent, without any call setup. |
NOTE:
X.25 is a DATA PUMP: There has to be some higher level that is making sense of the bits.
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Maintained by Mohan Atreya , Last update April 8, 1999 First created on November 10, 1998 |