NonStop S-Series Server Description Manual (G06.24+)

TNS Data Formats and Number Representations
HP NonStop S-Series Server Description Manual—520331-003
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TNS Data Formats
Figure 3-2. A Variety of TNS Data Formats Are Available
A TNS word can contain two bytes:
Four TNS words form a TNS quadrupleword:
Two TNS words are needed to form a TNS-format floating-point doubleword:
Four TNS words are needed to form a TNS-format extended floating-point quadrupleword:
01578
Byte 0 Byte 1
01516 31
Word 0 Word 1
Word 2 Word 3
01516 31
Sign
22 23
Fraction (22 Bits)
Exponent (9 bits)
01516 31
Word 0 Word 1
Word 2 Word 3
22 23
Exponent (9 bits)
Fraction (54 Bits)
Sign
Fraction (54 Bits)
A TNS doubleword can contain four bytes:
01578
Byte 0 Byte 1
16 3123 24
Byte 2 Byte 3
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