OSI/FTAM Programming Reference Manual

Glossary
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maximum-string-length parameter.
maximum-string-length parameter. An optional parameter of contents-type that indicates
the maximum number of octets (excluding escape-sequence octets) that can be
transmitted in a character string during the data-transfer regime. See also contents-
type parameter.
MFM (module file management) procedures. A set of procedure calls, used with NonStop
FTAM and NonStop OSI/AS, that allow you to complete I/O operations performed in
nowait mode and to cancel a nowait operation. The names of the MFM procedures
begin with the letters MFM. The MFM procedures are defined in the EXTDECS0 and
CEXTDECS files. These procedures are part of the FTAM API. See also API
(application programmatic interface).
MIB (Management Information Base). (1) A database used by the OSI manager process
to store and retrieve configuration information and information about applications. (2) A
database used by APLMGR to store and retrieve FTAM configuration information.
module file management procedures. See MFM (module file management) procedures.
named values. DDL variables that specify values or sets of values that can be assigned to
FTAM procedure parameters or parameter fields.
National Institute of Science and Technology. See NIST (National Institute of Science
and Technology).
NBS (National Bureau of Standards). Former name of the National Institute of Science
and Technology (NIST). See NIST (National Institute of Science and Technology).
NBS-9. A file that is a read-only directory as defined by the NIST FTAM Phase 2
agreements. See also document type.
negotiation. The act of defining parameter values to be used on an FTAM association. For
example, in the initialize request (the FTM_INITIALIZE_REQ_ procedure call when
using the FTAM API), you propose a list of the attribute groups (storage and/or
security) that you want to be available for the association, using the attrib-groups
parameter. The responder inspects the attributes you propose and might reduce the list
to what it can support; it cannot add to the list you propose. When attribute groups
have been negotiated, you can use the attributes from those groups along with the
associated protocol.
Network Layer. Layer 3 in the OSI Reference Model. This layer routes data by establishing,
maintaining, and terminating communication between systems. It sets up a path, both
physical and logical, between communicating systems; routes messages through
intervening systems to their destination; and controls the flow of messages between
systems.
Network service access point. See NSAP (network service access point).
network service provider. See NSP (network service provider) process.