DASS2 Layer2
Frame structure: fields
| 
bits 8 _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 | 
field | 
 
| 
octet 1 | 
Address (High order octet) | 
 
| 
octet 2 | 
Address (Low order octet) | 
 
| 
octet 3 | 
Control | 
 
| 
octets 4-n | 
Optional information | 
 
 
Frame structure: address field
| 
- Octet 1:  | 
 | 
 
| 
bits 8-6 | 
Signalling type | 
 
| 
bits 5-4 | 
Channel type | 
 
| 
bit 3 | 
Reserved (set to 1) | 
 
| 
bit 2 | 
C/R: Command/Response | 
 
| 
bit 1 | 
Address field extension (0) | 
 
| 
C/R value | 
From network to user | 
From user to network | 
 
| 
0 | 
Response | 
Command | 
 
| 
1 | 
Command | 
Response | 
 
  
| 
- Octet 2:  | 
 | 
 
| 
bits 8-7 | 
Reserved (set to 00) | 
 
| 
bits 6-2 | 
Time-Slot | 
 
| 
bit 1 | 
Address field extension (1) | 
 
| 
TS Value | 
 | 
 
| 
0 0 0 0 0 1 | 
TS 1 | 
 
| 
0 0 0 0 1 0 | 
TS 2 | 
 
| 
0 1 0 0 0 0 | 
TS 16 | 
 
| 
1 1 1 1 1 1 | 
TS 31 | 
 
  
Frame structure: control field
The control field contains a command or a response. 
U format
| 
- Octet 3:  | 
 | 
 | 
 
| 
bits 8-6 | 
M M M | 
M: modifier function bit | 
 
| 
bit 5 | 
N | 
Sequence Number of UI frame (modulo 2). | 
 
| 
bits 4-3 | 
M M | 
M: modifier function bit | 
 
| 
bits 2-1 | 
1 1 | 
 | 
 
  
The Sequence Number of each UI(Command) frame is defined as the Send Sequence Number N(P). 
The Sequence Number of each UI(Response) frame is defined as the Received Sequence Number N(F). 
| 
bits M : 876 - 43 | 
Command | 
Response | 
Frame designation | 
 
| 
1 1 1 - 1 1 | 
SABMR | 
 | 
Set Asynchronous Balanced Restricted Mode  | 
 
| 
0 0 0 - 0 0 | 
UI | 
 | 
Unnumbered Information | 
 
| 
0 1 1 - 0 0 | 
 | 
UA | 
Unnumbered Acknowledgement | 
 
  
The encoding values of the five M bits included in the first octet of the control field can also be listed and ordered according to their hexadecimal code or their type (mnemonic): 
M format : codes
| 
N=0 | 
N=1 | 
Type | 
C/R | 
Frame designation | 
 
| 
03 | 
13 | 
UI | 
C/R | 
Unnumberd Information | 
 
| 
63 | 
 | 
UA | 
R | 
Unnumbered Acknowledgement | 
 
| 
EF | 
 | 
SABMR | 
C | 
Set Asynch. Balanced Mode Restricted | 
 
  
Note : Hexadecimal code corresponds to b8-b1 with N bit=0 or N bit=1. 
M format : types
| 
Type | 
N=0 | 
N=1 | 
C/R | 
Frame designation | 
 
| 
SABMR | 
EF | 
 | 
C | 
Set Asynch. Balanced Mode Restricted | 
 
| 
UA | 
63 | 
 | 
R | 
Unnumbered Acknowledgement | 
 
| 
UI | 
03 | 
13 | 
C/R | 
Unnumberd Information | 
 
  
Note : Hexadecimal code corresponds to b8-b1 with N bit=0 or N bit=1. 
 
  
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