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[RE] Stream identification at the MAC SAP



Title: Objectives summary for a paper ...
I have a general question on the MAC-SAP interface for RE.  All 802 standards are required to support the 802.2 interface.  The 802.2 interface does not provide a way of identifying an isochronous stream to the MAC at the MAC SAP.  When 802.2 was up for reconfirmation last year I suggested that they add a stream identification parameter that could be used for protocols that provide isochronous services like 802.15.3 or now 802.3 RE.  802.2 rejected the comment. 
 
Has anyone given a thought to how streams would be identified at the MAC-SAP?  Would there be optional parameters added beyond those provided by the 802.2 interface?  The current parameters from 802.3 are listed here:
 

MA-UNITDATA request (

source_address,

destination_address,

routing_information,

data,

priority,

service_class

)

and from 802.3:

MA_DATA.request (

destination_address,

source_address,

m_sdu,

service_class

)

Thanks.
 
Bill