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Glossary
AARP See AppleTalk Address Resolution
Protocol.
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) The
Internet protocol that maps an IP address to
a MAC address.
Apple Remote Access (ARA) The
mechanism by which computers running
Mac OS connect to remote sites.
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
(AARP) The protocol that reconciles
addressing discrepancies in networks that
support more than one set of protocols. For
example, by resolving the differences
between an Ethernet addressing scheme and
the AppleTalk addressing scheme, AARP
facilitates the transport of DDP packets over
a high-speed EtherTalk connection.
AppleTalk Control Protocol (ATCP) The
protocol that establishes and configures
AppleTalk over PPP.
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol
(ADSP) A connection-oriented protocol
that provides a reliable, full-duplex, byte
stream service between any two sockets in
an AppleTalk network. ADSP ensures
in-sequence, duplicate-free delivery of data
over its connections.
AppleTalk Session Protocol (ASP) A
general-purpose protocol that uses ATP to
provide session establishment, maintenance,
and teardown, along with request
sequencing.
AppleTalk Transaction Protocol (ATP) A
transport protocol that provides loss-free
transaction service between sockets. This
service allows exchanges between two
socket clients in which one client requests
the other to perform a particular task and to
report the results. ATP binds the request and
response together to ensure the reliable
exchange of request-response pairs.
ARA See Apple Remote Access.
area The highest level of organization in
the Network Setup database. Areas contain
entities. See also entity, named area,
temporary area.
ASP See AppleTalk Session Protocol.
ATCP See AppleTalk Control Protocol.
ATP See AppleTalk Transaction Protocol.
Bootstrap Protocol The protocol used by a
node to obtain the IP address of its Ethernet
interfaces from another node on the
network, thereby allowing the first node to
boot without local storage media.
BOOTP See Bootstrap Protocol.
current area The area in which
preferences are stored. Another name for the
default area.
database reference A value that represents
the open session with the Network Setup
database.