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.