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| | Implementing the New DUAL Link Layer in FreeBSD |
 | | This is achieved by using link layer addresses tailored to the network protocol used, minimising the link layer overheads, and by incorporating a modified IP header compression scheme adapted for use in a multi-point environment. |
 | | On a broadcast link, such as DUAL, the connection number in the compressed header is not sufficient to identify the TCP connection. |
 | | As DUAL is a Link Layer (or more strictly, a LLC layer), it was implemented as an `interface' in the network stack, which handles KISS (Chepponis & Karn 1985) frames, a close relative of SLIP, to interface with KISS-mode packet radio hardware. |
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