This document specifies the technical requirements for the lean application layer for MOST, a synchronous time-division-multiplexing network.
The lean application layer includes a specification of the services available to control the configuration and behaviour of the network management.
The lean application layer covers the definition of:
—?node kinds,
—?node addressing,
—?data transport,
—?network configuration,
—?lean network services interface,
—?network management, including connection management,
—?diagnosis, and
—?timing definitions.