^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 1) # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 2) #
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 3) # CCITT X.25 Packet Layer
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 4) #
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 5)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 6) config X25
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 7) tristate "CCITT X.25 Packet Layer"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 8) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 9) X.25 is a set of standardized network protocols, similar in scope to
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 10) frame relay; the one physical line from your box to the X.25 network
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 11) entry point can carry several logical point-to-point connections
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 12) (called "virtual circuits") to other computers connected to the X.25
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 13) network. Governments, banks, and other organizations tend to use it
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 14) to connect to each other or to form Wide Area Networks (WANs). Many
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 15) countries have public X.25 networks. X.25 consists of two
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 16) protocols: the higher level Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) (say Y here
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 17) if you want that) and the lower level data link layer protocol LAPB
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 18) (say Y to "LAPB Data Link Driver" below if you want that).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 19)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 20) You can read more about X.25 at <https://www.sangoma.com/tutorials/x25/> and
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 21) <http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/X.25>.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 22) Information about X.25 for Linux is contained in the files
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 23) <file:Documentation/networking/x25.rst> and
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 24) <file:Documentation/networking/x25-iface.rst>.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 25)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 26) One connects to an X.25 network either with a dedicated network card
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 27) using the X.21 protocol (not yet supported by Linux) or one can do
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 28) X.25 over a standard telephone line using an ordinary modem (say Y
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 29) to "X.25 async driver" below) or over Ethernet using an ordinary
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 30) Ethernet card and the LAPB over Ethernet (say Y to "LAPB Data Link
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 31) Driver" and "LAPB over Ethernet driver" below).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 32)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 33) To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 34) will be called x25. If unsure, say N.