Complete Protocol dictionary, glossary and reference

LAT: Local Area Transport protocol

Local Area Transport (LAT) protocol, a protocol in the DECnet, is designed to handle multiplexed terminal traffic to/from timesharing hosts. Local Area Transport is a non-routable networking technology to provide connection between the DECserver 90, 100, 200, 300, 700 and DECserver 900 Terminal Servers and Digital's VAX and Alpha host computers via Ethernet, giving communication between those hosts and serial devices such as video terminals and printers. The protocol itself was designed in such a manner as to maximize packet efficiency over ethernet by bundling multiple characters from multiple ports into a single packet for Ethernet transport. Over time, other host implementations of the LAT protocol appeared allowing communications to a wide range of Unix and other non-DECnet operating systems using the LAT protocol.

Standard Organization

DEC/HP

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