Summary

The protocol defined in this Recommendation is called the Service Specific Connection Oriented Protocol in a Multilink and Connectionless Environment (SSCOPMCE) and provides assured data delivery between AAL connection endpoints.

SSCOPMCE is a peer-to-peer protocol which provides the following functions:

������������ transfer of user data with sequence integrity;

������������ error correction by selective retransmission;

������������ flow control;

������������ connection control;

������������ error reporting to layer management;

������������ connection maintenance in the prolonged absence of data transfer;

������������ local data retrieval by the user;

������������ error detection of protocol control information;

������������ status reporting; and

������������ out-of-sequence delivery.

This Recommendation enhances the specification in ITU-T Q.2110 to allow the SSCOPMCE mechanism to be deployed not only on a single ATM connection but also:

������������ on multiple ATM connections between the same endpoints; or

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When deployed on a single ATM connection, the protocol defined in this Recommendation is interoperable with the protocol specified in ITU-T Recommendation Q.2110.

This Recommendation describes the necessary elements for layer to layer communication, the elements for peer-to-peer communication, a detailed protocol specification, and examples of assured data operation.