TCP/IP TELNET Management Programming Manual

Contents
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Preface ix
Notation Conventions xi
Section 1 Introduction
Brief Overview of TELNET 1-1
Objects Controlled by the Subsystem 1-1
Required Management Functions 1-2
Relationship With Other Subsystems 1-3
Subsystem Architecture 1-4
Section 2 Management Programming for the TELNET Subsystem
How a Management Application Fits Into the Architecture 2-2
Commands 2-4
Event Messages 2-6
Communicating With the TELNET Subsystem 2-6
Section 3 Elements of SPI Messages for the TELNET Subsystem
Definition Files 3-1
Naming Rules and Guidelines for Applications 3-3
Common Syntax Elements for the Subsystem 3-3
Command Numbers 3-3
Object Types 3-4
Object Names 3-4
Object-Name Templates 3-5
Event Numbers 3-6
Subjects of Event Messages 3-6
Tokens 3-6
Constructs Involving Multiple Tokens 3-8
Components of a Command, Response, or Event Message 3-8
Section 4 SPI Programming Considerations
Building the Command Buffer 4-1
Discontinuing a Command in Progress 4-1
Receiving and Decoding the Response Buffer 4-2
Error Handling 4-2
Security 4-3