Sockets
Copyright © 1998 The Open Group


Product Standard
General Interworking: Sockets
Document Number: X98GP


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Product Standard

NAME

Sockets

LABEL FOR LOGO

No label.

DESCRIPTION

This Product Standard provides applications with the sockets interface to the underlying communications system. Note that product registration is only available in association with an Internationalized System Calls and Libraries Extended Portability Environment.

CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
Human-Computer Interface

Not applicable.

Portability Interface

X/Open Networking Services, Issue 4 Specification1, Chapters 1 and 8 to 11.

Programming Language Environment

C Language. Dialect ISO C. ISO C source programs invoking the services of this Product Standard must be supported by the registered product.

Interoperability
OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Not applicable.

PORTABILITY ENVIRONMENT

Internationalized System Calls and Libraries Extended.

OVERRIDING STANDARDS

None.

INDICATORS OF COMPLIANCE

A Test Report from a currently authorized release of the VSU4 Sockets Test Suite.

MIGRATION

Not applicable.


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Footnotes

1.
CAE Specification, August 1994, Networking Services, Issue 4 (ISBN: 1-85912-049-0, C438).

2.
Guide, April 1991, Guide to the Internet Protocol Suite (ISBN: 1-872630-08-1, G110).