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Publication
Pacific Computer Communications 1985
Conference paper
INTRODUCTION TO PROTOCOL CONVERSION.
Abstract
The need to implement protocol conversions is becoming more widespread with the proliferation of heterogeneous networks, those that embody nodes or subnetworks obeying different network architectures. This paper presents a brief review of the current state of the art in analyzing the discontinuity between architectures at the point on the path between end users at which the conversion is to take place and then synthesizing conversion software that resolves the mismatches between the two architectures. A number of examples from the literature are cited to illustrate various ideas.