Re: [openss7] another SCTP implementation for linux

[Chuck Winters <cwinters@atl.lmco.com>]

On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 01:34:45AM +0200, Michael Schlueter wrote:
> Hi Brian,
> 
> > an possibly invalid approach in my mind.  OpenSS7 SCTP was written with
> > the Linux TCP stack as a template.  Because of this it fits as well as
> > TCP into other advanced Linux features such as transparent proxy,
> > firewalling, IPSEC, etc.
> 
> thank you for this detailed explanation. That seems plausible to me. 
>  
> > Merging the two would be impossible.
> 
> Ok, so booth have an absolut different approach.
>  
> > I was hoping that, due to it's GPL, that the Linux Kernel team may
> > consider OpenSS7's SCTP implementation as a starting point for Linux's
> > own implementation (that is, one with maintainers).  Certainly, there
> > will need to be more demand for SCTP in general before SCTP in the Linux
> > kernel becomes more than an EXPERIMENTAL module.
> 
> Is there somebody who is interested in helping me to port SCTP to 2.4 kernel?
I can help with the testing
> 
> What parts are missing to forward SS7 data from, for example a T1 line to 
> SCTP? If the diagram I draw a few weeks ago isnīt wrong, one needs MTP 1-3 and 
> SCTP, M2UA, M3UA for the other side and an application on top of MTP3 and M3UA?
> 
> Bye, Michael
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