From 38962e5630e1fd03012b858bb20f799c461fb859 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dimitri Staessens Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:19:43 +0100 Subject: Updated FRCT description Updated the description for the Flow and Retransmission Control Task. --- doc/highlevelarchitecture.txt | 19 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/highlevelarchitecture.txt b/doc/highlevelarchitecture.txt index 2c0ab796..50540d12 100644 --- a/doc/highlevelarchitecture.txt +++ b/doc/highlevelarchitecture.txt @@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ interfaces. The main focus of Ouroboros is portability, to allow the prototype to be deployed on different platforms and in widely varying environments. -This document will assume the reader is familiar with RINA -terminology. Please see the reference model for a more in-depth -description of RINA. +This document will assume the reader is familiar with RINA terminology. +Please see the reference model for a more in-depth description of RINA. 2. The Ouroboros Framework @@ -293,13 +292,13 @@ events happening in the DIF and publishers can publish these events. * Flow and Retransmission Control Task * -The flow and retransmission control task, originally known as the -Error and Flow Control Protocol, provides the flow with flow control -and (if needed) retransmission control. It consists of two parts: Data -Transfer (DT) and Data Transfer Control (DTC). DT is for instance -concerned with concatenation, multiplexing, reassembly, ... DTC provides -flow control and retransmission control. DT and DTC communicate with -each other through a shared state vector. +The Flow and Retransmission Control Task (FRCT), originally known as +the Error and Flow Control Protocol (EFCP), provides the flow with +flow control and (if needed) retransmission control. It manages the +shared state between two protocol machines: the Data Transfer Protocol +(DTP) AE and the Data Transfer Control Protocol (DTCP) AE. DTP is for +instance concerned with concatenation, multiplexing, reassembly,... +DTCP provides flow control and retransmission control. * Relaying and Multiplexing Task * -- cgit v1.2.3