Networking Services (XNS) Issue 5
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group

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CAE Specification
Networking Services (XNS) Issue 5
X/Open Document Number: C523
ISBN: 1-85912-165-9

• Frontmatter
  • Preface
    • The Open Group
    • The Development of Product Standards
    • Open Group Publications
    • Versions and Issues of Specifications
    • Corrigenda
    • Ordering Information
    • This Document
    • Structure
    • Typographical Conventions
  • Trade Marks
  • Acknowledgements
  • Referenced Documents
    • ACSE
    • Presentation
    • Session
    • ATM
    • Other References
    • Footnotes
• Common Information
  • Terminology
    • can
    • implementation-dependent
    • legacy
    • may
    • must
    • should
    • undefined
    • unspecified
    • will
  • Use and Implementation of Interfaces
    • C Language Definition
  • The Compilation Environment
    • The Name Space
  • Relationship to the XSH Specification
    • Error Numbers
  • Thread Safety
  • Thread Cancellation Points
  • Relationship to Emerging Formal Standards
    • Footnotes
• General Introduction to the XTI
• Explanatory Notes for XTI
  • Transport Endpoints
  • Transport Providers
  • Association of a UNIX Process to an Endpoint
  • Use of the Same Protocol Address
  • Modes of Service
  • Error Handling
  • Synchronous and Asynchronous Execution Modes
    • Events and t_look()
  • Effect of Signals
  • Event Management
    • Footnotes
• XTI Overview
  • Overview of Connection-oriented Mode
    • Initialisation/De-initialisation Phase
    • Overview of Connection Establishment
    • Overview of Data Transfer
      • Receiving Data
      • Sending Data
    • Overview of Connection Release
  • Overview of Connectionless Mode
    • Initialisation/De-initialisation Phase
    • Overview of Data Transfer
      • Receiving Data
      • Sending Data
  • XTI Features
    • Mandatory mechanisms:
    • Utility functions:
    • Optional mechanisms:
    • XTI Functions versus Protocols
• States and Events in XTI
  • Transport Interfaces States
  • Outgoing Events
  • Incoming Events
  • Transport User Actions
  • State Tables
  • Events and TLOOK Error Indication
    • Footnotes
• The Use of Options in XTI
  • Generalities
  • The Format of Options
  • The Elements of Negotiation
    • Multiple Options and Options Levels
    • Illegal Options
    • Initiating an Option Negotiation
    • Responding to a Negotiation Proposal
    • Retrieving Information about Options
    • Privileged and Read-only Options
  • Option Management of a Transport Endpoint
  • Supplements
    • The Option Value T_UNSPEC
    • The info Argument
    • Summary
  • Portability Aspects
    • Footnotes
• XTI Library Functions and Parameters
  • How to Prepare XTI Applications
  • Key for Parameter Arrays
  • Return of TLOOK Error
  • Use of "struct netbuf"
  • t_accept
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CAVEATS
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_alloc
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_bind
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CAVEATS
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_close
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_connect
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_errno
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
  • t_error
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • EXAMPLE
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_free
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_getinfo
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_getprotaddr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_getstate
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_listen
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • CAVEATS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_look
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_open
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUES
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_optmgmt
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • XTI-LEVEL OPTIONS
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_rcv
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_rcvconnect
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_rcvdis
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_rcvrel
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_rcvreldata
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • t_rcvudata
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_rcvuderr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_rcvv
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • t_rcvvudata
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUES
    • SEE ALSO
  • t_snd
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CAVEATS
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_snddis
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CAVEATS
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_sndrel
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_sndreldata
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
  • t_sndudata
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_sndv
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUES
    • SEE ALSO
    • CAVEATS
  • t_sndvudata
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUES
    • SEE ALSO
  • t_strerror
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_sync
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
  • t_sysconf
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUES
    • SEE ALSO
  • t_unbind
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
    • Issue 4
• Sockets Interfaces
  • Sockets Overview
    • Addressing
    • Routing
    • Interfaces
  • accept
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • bind
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • close
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • connect
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • fcntl
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • fgetpos
    • NAME
    • ERRORS
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • fsetpos
    • NAME
    • ERRORS
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • ftell
    • NAME
    • ERRORS
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • getpeername
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • getsockname
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • getsockopt
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • listen
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • lseek
    • NAME
    • ERRORS
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • poll
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • read
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • recv
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • recvfrom
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • recvmsg
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • select
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • send
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • ERRORS
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • sendmsg
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • sendto
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • setsockopt
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • shutdown
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • socket
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • socketpair
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • write
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
• Sockets Headers
  • <fcntl.h>
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • <sys/stat.h>
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • <sys/uio.h>
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
  • <sys/un.h>
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • SEE ALSO
• IP Address Resolution Interfaces
  • endhostent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • endnetent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • endprotoent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUES
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • endservent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUES
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • gethostbyaddr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • gethostname
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • getnetbyaddr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • getprotobynumber
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • getservbyport
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • h_errno
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • htonl
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUES
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • inet_addr
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
    • ERRORS
    • APPLICATION USAGE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • ntohl
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • sethostent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • setnetent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • setprotoent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • setservent
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • CHANGE HISTORY
• IP Address Resolution Headers
  • <arpa/inet.h>
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • <netdb.h>
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • <netinet/in.h>
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
  • <unistd.h>
    • NAME
    • DESCRIPTION
    • SEE ALSO
    • CHANGE HISTORY
• ISO Transport Protocol Information
  • General
  • Options
    • Connection-mode Service
      • Options for Quality of Service and Expedited Data
      • Absolute Requirements
      • Further Remarks
      • Management Options
      • Absolute Requirements
      • Further Remarks
    • Connectionless-mode Service
      • Options for Quality of Service
      • Absolute Requirements
      • Further Remarks
      • Management Options
      • Absolute Requirements
      • Further Remarks
  • Functions
  • The <xti_osi.h> Header File
    • Footnotes
• Internet Protocol-specific Information
  • General
    • Notes
  • Options
    • TCP-level Options
      • Absolute Requirements
      • Further Remarks
    • T_UDP-level Options
      • Absolute Requirements
      • Further Remarks
    • T_IP-level Options
      • Absolute Requirements
      • Further Remarks
  • Functions
  • The <xti_inet.h> Header File
    • Footnotes
• Guidelines for Use of XTI
  • Transport Service Interface Sequence of Functions
  • Example in Connection-oriented Mode
  • Example in Connectionless Mode
  • Writing Protocol-independent Software
  • Event Management
    • Short-term Solution
    • XTI Events
  • The Poll Function
    • Example of Use of Poll
  • The Select Function
    • Example of Use of Select
• Use of XTI to Access NetBIOS
  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Scope
  • Issues
  • NetBIOS Names and Addresses
  • NetBIOS Connection Release
  • Options
  • XTI Functions
    • Footnotes
• XTI and TLI
  • Restrictions Concerning the Use of XTI
  • Relationship between XTI and TLI
• Headers and Definitions for XTI
• Abbreviations
• Minimum OSI Functionality (CAE Specification)
  • General
    • Rationale for using XTI-mOSI
    • Migrant Applications
    • OSI Functionality
    • mOSI API versus XAP
    • Upper Layers Functionality Exposed via mOSI
      • Naming and Addressing Information used by mOSI
      • XTI Options Specific to mOSI
  • Options
    • ACSE/Presentation Connection-mode Service
      • Further Remarks
      • Negotiation of Abstract and Transfer Syntax
      • Management Options
    • ACSE/Presentation Connectionless-mode Service
      • Management Options
    • Transport Service Options
  • Functions
  • Implementors Notes
    • Upper Layers FUs, Versions and Protocol Mechanisms
    • Mandatory and Optional Parameters
    • Mapping XTI Functions to ACSE/Presentation Services
      • Connection-mode Services
      • Association Establishment (successful, unsuccessful)
      • Data Transfer
      • Association Release (orderly, abortive)
      • Connectionless-mode Services
  • Option Data Types and Structures
    • SPECIFIC ISO ACSE/PRESENTATION OPTIONS
    • Naming and Addressing Datatype
    • ACSE/Presentation Option Levels and Names
    • Object Identifier Representation within Options
    • Application Context Name Option
    • Presentation Context Definition and Result List Option
    • Default Abstract Syntax for mOSI
    • Default Transfer Syntax for mOSI
    • Default Application Context for mOSI
    • Reason Codes for Disconnections
  • <xti_mosi.h> Header File
• SNA Transport Provider
  • Introduction
  • SNA Transport Protocol Information
    • General
    • SNA Addresses
    • Options
      • Connection-Mode Service Options
      • Options for Service Quality and Expedited Data
    • Functions
  • Mapping XTI to SNA Transport Provider
    • General Guidelines
    • Flows Illustrating Full Duplex Mapping
      • Annotations
      • Annotations
      • Annotations
      • Annotations
      • Annotations
    • Full Duplex Mapping
      • Parameter Mappings
    • Half Duplex Mapping
    • Return Code to Event Mapping
    • Footnotes
• The Internet Protocols
• IPX/SPX Transport Provider
  • General
  • Namespace
    • IPX
    • SPX
  • Options
    • IPX-level Options
    • SPX-level Options
  • Functions
• ATM Transport Protocol Information for XTI
  • General
  • ATM Addresses
    • ATM Network Address
    • ATM Protocol Address
    • t_atm_sap Structure
  • Options
    • Signalling-level Options
    • Absolute Requirements
    • Further Remarks
  • Existing Functions
  • Implementation Notes
  • New Functions
    • Footnotes
  • t_addleaf
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • ATM PROTOCOL SPECIFICS
  • t_rcvleafchange
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • ATM PROTOCOL SPECIFICS
  • t_removeleaf
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • VALID STATES
    • ERRORS
    • RETURN VALUE
    • SEE ALSO
    • CAVEATS
    • ATM PROTOCOL SPECIFICS
• ATM Transport Protocol Information for Sockets
  • General
  • Existing Functions
  • Point-to-Multipoint Connections
    • Adding a Leaf
    • Removing a Leaf
    • Receiving Indication of a Change in Leaf Status
  • Implementation Notes
• ATM Transport Headers
  • Proposed Additions to <xti.h>
  • Proposed Additions to <sys/socket.h>
  • <xti_atm.h>
  • <netatm/atm.h>
  • <_atm_common.h>
• Glossary
  • abortive release
  • asynchronous mode
  • connection establishment
  • connection-mode
  • connectionless-mode
  • connection release
  • datagram
  • data transfer
  • expedited data
  • expedited transport service data unit
  • host byte order
  • initiator
  • legacy
  • network byte order
  • network host database
  • network net database
  • network protocol database
  • network service database
  • orderly release
  • responder
  • socket
  • synchronous mode
  • transport address
  • transport connection
  • transport endpoint
  • transport provider identifier
  • transport service access point
  • transport service data unit
  • transport service provider
  • transport service user
  • user application
• INDEX

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