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<title abbrev='MAPOS'>A MAPOS version 1 Extension - Node Switch Protocol</title>
<author initials='K.' surname='Murakami' fullname='Ken Murakami'>
<organization>NTT Software Laboratories</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>3-9-11</street>
<street>Midori-cho</street>
<street>Musashino-shi</street>
<street>Tokyo 180</street>
<country>Japan</country></postal>
<email>murakami@ntt-20.ecl.net</email></address></author>
<author initials='M.' surname='Maruyama' fullname='Mitsuru Maruyama'>
<organization>NTT Software Laboratories</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>3-9-11</street>
<street>Midori-cho</street>
<street>Musashino-shi</street>
<street>Tokyo 180</street>
<country>Japan</country></postal>
<email>mitsuru@ntt-20.ecl.net</email></address></author>
<date month='June' year='1997' />
<area>Internet</area>
<keyword>encapsulate</keyword>
<keyword>synchronous optical network</keyword>
<abstract>
<t>
   This document describes a MAPOS extension, Node Switch Protocol, for
   automatic node address assignment. MAPOS is a multiple access
   protocol for transmission of network-protocol datagrams, encapsulated
   in High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) frames, over SONET/SDH. NSP
   automates the HDLC address configuration of each node. Using NSP, a
   node retrieves its HDLC address from the switch to which it is
   connected.
</t></abstract></front>

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