HP 800 ACSE/Presentation and ROSE Interface Programmer's Guide - Page 101

Glossary Application Layer Layer 7 of the OSI model; the user interface to network services and applications that provides services to directly support users. provided by ACSE, Presentation and remote operation service element (ROSE). ARPA See DARPA. ACSE Association Control Service Element. The service element in the OSI Application layer responsible for association establishment and release. AE Title Application entity title. A unique name identifying an OSI service such as FTAM. The AE title consists of two parts, the APtitle and the AE- qualifier. AFI Authority format identifier. The first part of the IDP definition of an NSAP. See IDP. A/P ACSE/Presentation. Used to describe the ACSE/Presentation part of Hewlett-Packard's APRI implementation. ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation One. The OSI description language used to define data types. Abstract syntax describes data types independent of the underlying system used. BCD binary coded decimal. BSD Berkeley Software Distribution; a set of networking protocols developed primarily for user with the UNIX operating system. The Berkeley protocols are often used on the same network with ARPA. CCITT See International Consultative Committee on Telephone and Telegraph APLI ACSE/Presentation library interface (see APRI). Another term used to describe the ACSE/ Presentation part of HewlettPackard's APRI implementation. CLNS See Connectionless network service. CMIP Common Management Information Protocol. APRI Abbreviation for ACSE/ Presentation and ROSE Interface. Hewlett-Packard's programmatic interface to the OSI services CMISE See Management Information Service Element. Glossary 101