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.