BS ISO/IEC 4396-6:2023
Telecommunications and information exchange between systems. Recursive inter-network architecture - RINA data transfer service

Standard No.
BS ISO/IEC 4396-6:2023
Release Date
2024
Published By
British Standards Institution (BSI)  GB  /  BSI
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Introduction

Overview of RINA Data Transfer Service Standard

BS ISO/IEC 4396-6:2023 standard defines the abstract programming interface for data transfer services between Application Processes in the Recursive Interconnection Network Architecture (RINA). This specification is independent of specific operating systems or programming languages and focuses on describing the service interaction model of the Distributed Inter-Process Communication (DIF) facility.


Core Service Primitive System

Service Type Requester Primitive Responder Primitive State Transition
Resource Allocation Allocate_Request.submit Allocate_Request.deliver NULL→Allocation_Pending
Data Transfer Transfer.submit Transfer.deliver Allocation_Pending→Transfer
QoS Modification Modify_Request.submit Modify_Request.deliver Transfer→Modification_Pending

Key QoS Parameter System

The standard defines 14 core service quality parameters, including:

  • Traffic characteristic parameters: average SDU rate (unit SDUs/sec), peak bit rate (bits/sec)
  • Timing control parameters: delay (µsec), jitter (µsec²), burst period (µsec)
  • Reliability parameters: undetected bit error rate, maximum allowed SDU gap
  • Economic indicators: time cost ($/ms), bit cost ($/Mb)

Typical application scenario example: Financial trading systems need to configure the parameter combination of delay <100µs and jitter <5µs², while video streaming services are more concerned with peak SDU rate and partial delivery capabilities.


Technology Evolution and Standard Background

RINA architecture breaks through the layered limitations of the traditional OSI model and adopts a recursive network architecture design.

Implementation phase Critical control points Compliance verification
Resource allocation Correctly handle the sym/asym flag bit Verify port-id uniqueness
Data transmission Monitor BytesToSend parameter SDU integrity check
Connection release Force status back to NULL Resource leak detection

Note: The actual API implementation needs to refer to the ISO 4396-7 stream allocator specification and the ISO 4396-9 error control protocol.

BS ISO/IEC 4396-6:2023 Referenced Document

  • ISO/IEC 4396-1 Telecommunications and information exchange between systems

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