OSI/FTAM Programming Reference Manual

Glossary
HP NonStop OSI/FTAM Programming Reference Manual—528611-001
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IS (International Standard).
IS (International Standard). A final specification standard issued by ISO.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization). A worldwide federation of national
standards bodies established to promote the development of standards to facilitate the
international exchange of goods and services, and to develop mutual cooperation in
areas of intellectual, scientific, technological, and economic activity.
ISO FTAM. Generic FTAM as specified in the ISO 8571 standard.
ISO FTAM diagnostic messages. Diagnostic messages typically returned from the remote
responder, although in certain cases they might be returned locally. ISO diagnostic
messages are defined in the ISO 8571 standard for FTAM, and apply generically to
any FTAM application. Diagnostic messages can be retrieved by some indication and
confirm procedures. In addition, programs using the FTAM API can send diagnostic
messages to the remote responder using the FTM_CANCEL_REQ_,
FTM_DATA_END_REQ_, and FTM_U_ABORT_REQ_ procedures. See also
diagnostic parameter.
ISO Reference Model for Open Systems Interconnection. See OSI Reference Model.
ISO646String. See VisibleString.
kernel functional unit. A functional unit that is required of all service classes used in the
establishment and release of the FTAM and file-selection regimes.
kernel group. File attributes that must be supported by all FTAM implementations. You do
not negotiate attributes in the kernel group.
layer. There are seven layers in the OSI Reference Model. See Application Layer.,
Presentation Layer., Session Layer., Transport Layer., Network Layer., Data Link
Layer., and Physical Layer.
leaf. A node in a hierarchical file structure that has no child nodes: that is, no nodes that
terminate outbound arcs of the node in question.
limited-file-management functional unit. The functional unit that supports the creation
and deletion of files and the reading of file attributes.
local application. An FTAM application that runs on a NonStop system and uses the FTAM
API.
Management Information Base. See MIB (Management Information Base).
management interface. An interface available to the system manager for use in
configuring, monitoring, and controlling subsystems and relationships between
subsystems.