Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI)
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group

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CAE Specification
Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI)
X/Open Document Number: C614
ISBN: 1-85912-196-9

• Frontmatter
  • Preface
    • The Open Group
    • The X/Open Process
    • Open Group Publications
    • Versions and Issues of Specifications
    • Corrigenda
    • Ordering Information
    • This Document
    • Intended Audience
    • Document Structure
    • Typographical Conventions
  • Trade Marks
  • Acknowledgements
  • Referenced Documents
• Introduction
  • Overview
  • Model of the Data Link Layer
    • Model of the Service Interface
  • Modes of Communication
    • Connection-mode Service
      • Local Management
      • Connection Establishment
      • Data Transfer
      • Connection Release
    • Connectionless-mode Service
    • Acknowledged Connectionless-mode Service
  • DLPI Addressing
    • Physical Attachment Identification
    • Data Link User Identification
  • Connection Management Stream
• DLPI Services
  • Management Services
    • Information Reporting Service
    • Attach Service
    • Bind Service
  • Connection-mode Services
    • Connection Establishment Service
      • Normal Connection Establishment
      • Connection Establishment Rejections
    • Data Transfer Service
    • Connection Release Service
    • Reset Service
  • Connectionless-mode Services
    • Connectionless Data Transfer Service
    • QOS Management Service
    • Error Reporting Service
    • XID and TEST Service
  • Acknowledged Connectionless-mode Services
    • Acknowledged Connectionless-mode Data Transfer Services
    • QOS Management Service
    • Error Reporting Service
  • Example
• DLPI Primitives
  • Local Management Service Primitives
    • PPA Initialization/De-initialization
    • List of Local Management Service Primitives
  • DL_INFO_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
  • DL_INFO_ACK
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_ATTACH_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_DETACH_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_BIND_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_BIND_ACK
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_UNBIND_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_SUBS_BIND_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_SUBS_BIND_ACK
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_SUBS_UNBIND_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_ENABMULTI_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_DISABMULTI_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_PROMISCON_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_PROMISCOFF_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_OK_ACK
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_ERROR_ACK
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • Connection-mode Service Primitives
    • Scope
    • Multi-threaded Connection Establishment
    • List of Connection-mode Service Primitives
  • DL_CONNECT_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_CONNECT_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
  • DL_CONNECT_RES
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_CONNECT_CON
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_TOKEN_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • RESPONSE
  • DL_TOKEN_ACK
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_DATA_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • NOTE
  • DL_DATA_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_DISCONNECT_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_DISCONNECT_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_RESET_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_RESET_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
  • DL_RESET_RES
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_RESET_CON
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • Connectionless-mode Service Primitives
    • Scope
    • List of Connectionless-mode Service Primitives
  • DL_UNITDATA_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_UNITDATA_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_UDERROR_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_UDQOS_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • Primitives to handle XID and TEST operations
    • Scope
    • List of Primitives Handling XID and TEST operations
  • DL_TEST_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_TEST_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_TEST_RES
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_TEST_CON
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_XID_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_XID_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
  • DL_XID_RES
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_XID_CON
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • Acknowledged Connectionless-mode Service Primitives
    • Scope
    • List of Acknowledged Connectionless-mode Service Primitives
  • DL_DATA_ACK_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_DATA_ACK_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_DATA_ACK_STATUS_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_REPLY_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_REPLY_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_REPLY_STATUS_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_REPLY_UPDATE_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_REPLY_UPDATE_STATUS_IND
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • Footnotes
• Quality of Data Link Service
  • Characteristics
  • Overview of Quality of Service
    • Connection-mode Service
    • QOS for Connectionless/Acknowledged Connectionless
  • QOS Parameter Definitions
    • Throughput
      • Parameter Format
      • Parameter Definitions
    • Transit Delay
      • Parameter Format
      • Parameter Definitions
    • Priority
      • Parameter Format
      • Parameter Definitions
    • Protection
      • Parameter Format
      • Parameter Definitions
    • Residual Error Rate
      • Parameter Format
    • Resilience
      • Parameter Format
      • Parameter Definitions
  • QOS Data Structures
    • Structure DL_QOS_CO_RANGE1
    • Structure DL_QOS_CO_SEL1
    • Structure DL_QOS_CL_RANGE1
    • Structure DL_QOS_CL_SEL1
  • Procedures for QOS Negotiation and Selection
    • Connection-mode QOS Negotiation
    • Connectionless-mode QOS Selection
• Primitives for Management Services
  • DL_PHYS_ADDR_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_PHYS_ADDR_ACK
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
  • DL_SET_PHYS_ADDR_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_GET_STATISTICS_REQ
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
    • RESPONSE
    • ERRORS
  • DL_GET_STATISTICS_ACK
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • PARAMETERS
    • STATE
    • NEW STATE
• Allowable Sequence of DLPI Primitives
  • DLPI States
  • Variables and Actions for State Transition Table
  • DLPI User-originated Events
  • DLPI Provider-Originated Events
  • DLPI State Transition Table
• Precedence of DLPI Primitives
  • Overview
  • Write Queue Precedence
  • Read Queue Precedence
• Guidelines for Protocol-independent DLS Users
• DLS Provider-Specific Information
  • DLSAP Address Space
  • Subsequent DLSAP Addresses
  • PPA Access and Control
  • Quality of Service
  • DL_INFO_ACK Values
  • Supported Services
• DLPI Header File
• Glossary
  • DLPI
  • DLS
  • DLSAP
  • DLSDU
  • ISO
  • OSI
  • PPA
  • QOS
  • Called
  • Calling
  • Communication endpoint
  • Connection establishment
  • Connectionless mode
  • Connection management stream
  • Connection mode
  • Connection release
  • Data link service data unit
  • Data transfer
  • DLSAP
  • DLSAP address
  • DLS provider
  • DLS user
  • Local management
  • PPA
  • PPA identifier
  • Quality of service
• INDEX

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