[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