Thomas Gleixner | ec8f24b | 2019-05-19 13:07:45 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only |
Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | # |
| 3 | # CCITT X.25 Packet Layer |
| 4 | # |
| 5 | |
| 6 | config X25 |
Kees Cook | 70bd8f6 | 2012-10-02 11:20:05 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 7 | tristate "CCITT X.25 Packet Layer" |
Masahiro Yamada | a7f7f62 | 2020-06-14 01:50:22 +0900 | [diff] [blame] | 8 | help |
Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | X.25 is a set of standardized network protocols, similar in scope to |
| 10 | frame relay; the one physical line from your box to the X.25 network |
| 11 | entry point can carry several logical point-to-point connections |
| 12 | (called "virtual circuits") to other computers connected to the X.25 |
| 13 | network. Governments, banks, and other organizations tend to use it |
| 14 | to connect to each other or to form Wide Area Networks (WANs). Many |
| 15 | countries have public X.25 networks. X.25 consists of two |
| 16 | protocols: the higher level Packet Layer Protocol (PLP) (say Y here |
| 17 | if you want that) and the lower level data link layer protocol LAPB |
| 18 | (say Y to "LAPB Data Link Driver" below if you want that). |
| 19 | |
Alexander A. Klimov | 535094a | 2020-07-06 22:50:30 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | You can read more about X.25 at <https://www.sangoma.com/tutorials/x25/> and |
Michael DrĂ¼ing | 706e282 | 2013-10-28 18:33:12 +0100 | [diff] [blame] | 21 | <http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/X.25>. |
Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | Information about X.25 for Linux is contained in the files |
Mauro Carvalho Chehab | c4ea03f | 2020-05-01 16:44:28 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | <file:Documentation/networking/x25.rst> and |
Mauro Carvalho Chehab | 883780a | 2020-05-01 16:44:27 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | <file:Documentation/networking/x25-iface.rst>. |
Sam Ravnborg | 6a2e9b7 | 2005-07-11 21:13:56 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | |
| 26 | One connects to an X.25 network either with a dedicated network card |
| 27 | using the X.21 protocol (not yet supported by Linux) or one can do |
| 28 | X.25 over a standard telephone line using an ordinary modem (say Y |
| 29 | to "X.25 async driver" below) or over Ethernet using an ordinary |
| 30 | Ethernet card and the LAPB over Ethernet (say Y to "LAPB Data Link |
| 31 | Driver" and "LAPB over Ethernet driver" below). |
| 32 | |
| 33 | To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module |
| 34 | will be called x25. If unsure, say N. |