OSI/TS Configuration and Management Manual

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OSI/TS Configuration and Management Manual—424831-001
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Abbreviations
Abbreviations
The following list defines abbreviations and acronyms used in this manual and in the
other Compaq OSI/AS and Compaq OSI/TS manuals. Not all terms listed here are used
in this particular manual.
AA-SPDU Abort accept SPDU
AARE-APDU A-associate response APDU
AARQ-APDU A-associate request APDU
AB-SPDU Abort SPDU
ABRT-APDU A-abort APDU
AC-PPDU Alter context PPDU
AC-SPDU Accept SPDU
ACA-PPDU Alter context acknowledge PPDU
ACPM Association control protocol machine
ACSE Association Control Service Element
AE Application entity
AFI Authority and format identifier (part of an NSAP address)
AK-TPDU Data acknowledge TPDU
AMAE Application management application entity
AMAP Application management application process
AP-ABORT Application process abort
APDU Application protocol data unit
API Application programmatic interface
APS procedures Application, presentation, and session procedures
ARP-PPDU Abnormal release provider PPDU
ARU-PPDU Abnormal release user PPDU
ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation 1
CC-TPDU Connect confirm TPDU
CEPI Connection endpoint identifier
CLNS Connectionless-mode network service
CN-SPDU Connect SPDU
CONS Connection-mode network service