Private Data Network Routing (pdnrout)




Charter



Status: Concluded August, 1990 







Chair(s):







 CH Rokitansky 







Description of Working Group:



The DoD INTERNET TCP/IP protocol suite has developed into a de facto



industry standard for heterogenous packet switching computer networks.



In the US, several hundreds of INTERNET networks are connected



together; however the situation is completely different in Europe.







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The only network which could be used as a backbone to allow



interoperation between the many local area networks in Europe, now



subscribing to the DoD INTERNET TCP/IP protocol suite, would be the



system of Public Data Networks (PDN). However, so far, no algorithms



have been provided to dynamically route INTERNET datagrams through



X.25 public data networks.  Therefore, the goals of the Public Data



Network Routing Working Group are the development, definition and



specification of required routing and gateway algorithms for an



improved routing of INTERNET datagrams through the system of X.25



Public Data Networks (PDN) to allow worldwide interoperation between



TCP/IP networks in various countries.  In addition, the application



and/or modification of the developed algorithms to interconnect local



TCP/IP networks via ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) will be



considered.