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<reference anchor='RFC2174'>

<front>
<title abbrev='MAPOS'>A MAPOS version 1 Extension - Switch-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>
<city>Tokyo</city>
<region />
<code>180</code>
<country>JP</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>
<city>Tokyo</city>
<region />
<code>180</code>
<country>JP</country></postal>
<email>mitsuru@ntt-20.ecl.net</email></address></author>
<date month='June' year='1997' />
<abstract>
<t>This document describes a MAPOS version 1 extension, SSP (Switch Switch Protocol).  MAPOS is a multiple access protocol for transmission of network-protocol packets, encapsulated in High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) frames, over SONET/SDH. In MAPOS network, a SONET switch provides the multiple access capability to end nodes. SSP is a protocol of Distance Vector family and provides unicast and broadcast/multicast routing for multiple SONET switch environment.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='2174' />
</reference>
