Internet Protocol (IP)


Overview:-	The Internet Protocol (IP) Transport Provider Interface (TPI) access component is an implementation of a STREAMS driver which provides TPI access to the native Linux NET4 IP implementation. IP is a fundamental component for IP transport components.

History:-	Work on the IP transport component begain in January 2001.

Status:-	The STREAMS IP interface to the Linux NET4 UDP is in the Maintenance stage.

Dependencies:-	The current STREAMS INET interface release depends on a Linux 2.4.x kernel and a current LiS (e.g. 2.16.16). This INET interface package is an integral component of the current LiS releases and need not be downloaded separately.

References:-	A reference list for the IP components can be viewed here.

Design:-	Designs for the IP components can be viewed here.

Code:-	Code for the Transport Provider Interface (TPI) to Linux NET4 IP has been publicly released. The code for this component can be viewed here. Maintenance and feature enhancement updates are normally publicly released as soon as they become available. Current updates will also be incorporated into future LiS releases.

Documentation:-	Documentation for the IP TPI component is available here. The IP TPI man page is available here: tpi_ip(7).

Test Results:-	Test programs and test results have been publicly release and are part of the public release package.

Release Package:-	A number of packages have been released: strinet-0.8.2b.tgz This is an LiS STREAMS Beta release for the STREAMS INET kernel implementation. This release is now an integral part of current LiS releases. strinet-0.8.2.tgz This release has been deprecated by the strinet-0.8.2b release above.