HDLC is the abbreviation for High-Level Data Link Control published by the International Standards Organization (ISO). This data link protocol is located at the link layer (layer 2) of the 7-layer OSI reference model. Today, a variety of link layer protocols such as LAPB, LAPD, LLC and SDLC are all based on the HDLC protocol with a few modifications.
The netlist files for CPLDs include .BL1 files for ispMACH 4000ZE, 4000, and 5000VG. The netlist files for FPGAs include .NGO files.