Re: Why no HDLC on the OR-HS?

Stephen Zedalis (tintype@exis.net)
Thu, 22 May 1997 10:43:36 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 21 May 1997, Charlie Clemmer wrote:

>Perhaps that's why Livingston only supports those protocols? What's the
>benefit of adding HDLC to a Livingston box if it can interoperate with
>other vendors?

Well, if it supported at least one of these implementations... It would
not only make the Livingston product much faster, but there would be a
secondary benefit to whoever the lucky compatible manufacturer was in
terms of sales. Or it would make Livingston's own router line more
saleable. I do know that, at least for Cisco, the difference between
running PPP and HDLC is significant.