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.