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.center;ANF10 - The Protocol
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.center;Tom Wimberg
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.center;University of Louisville
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.center;Louisville, Kentucky  40206
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Presentation by Eric J. Werme, Digital Equipment Corporation.  Writeup by
Scott G. Robinson, University of Arizona Computer Center, Tucson, Arizona
85721.
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.center;^&Introduction\&
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ANF-10 is a communication protocol that allows for complex network topologies
and support of unit record, terminal, and task data transfers.  ANF-10,
implemented to meet needs of the DECsystem-10 environment, was available 
before the DECNET protocols of similar functionality.  Although the bases for 
ANF and DECNET were the same, the protocols vary widely in message format
and sequencing.

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.literal

          S*                      N*,S*                    S*
     +--------+                 +--------+              +--------+
     | DC72NP |                 |  DN81  |              | DC72NP |
     |  DN92  |                 |  DN82  |              |  DN92  |
     +--------+                 +--------+              +--------+
               \               /          \            /
                \             /            \          /
                 \    N*     /              \   N*   /
                 +----------+               +--------+
                 |  DN87S   |               |  DN87  |
                 |  DN85    |---------------| DC75NP |
                 +----------+               +--------+
                      |                          |
                      |                          |
                    N*|S*                      N*|S*
                 +----------+               +--------+
                 | DEC-10   |               | DEC-10 |
                 | System   |               | System |
                 +----------+               +--------+

.end literal
.center;Example Network Configuration
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.literal

		   Legend: N* = Non-Sequential Nodes
		           S* = Sequential Nodes
.end literal
.s

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ANF-10 has two kinds of node processing:  sequential and non-sequential,
the difference being whether a node can process numbered messages received
out of sequence.  Non-sequential nodes hold messages received out of
sequence for sequential nodes that are neighbors to them.  Messages whose
destination is the non-sequential node itself will be put in sequence before
processing on those messages begins.  The non-sequential nodes will issue
messages to their neighboring sequential nodes whenever the next message in
sequence is available.  Non-sequential message processing allows for complex
topologies consisting of alternate routing paths among nodes.
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Data transfer in ANF is supported for terminals, card readers, line printers,
and processes (task-to-task).  Virtual terminal facilities are available
among hosts that support an MCR (monitor command routine) device.  A user
from any network terminal can SET HOST to another node that has an MCR.
Protocol fields for other devices are defined but not necessarily supported
by Digital.
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.center;^&Protocol Characteristics\&
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The ANF protocol consists of two parts:  the Network Command Language (NCL),
similar in function to NSP in DECNET; and the Device Control Protocol (DCP),
similar in function to DAP in DECNET.
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NCL messages consist of three types:  Unnumbered Control, Numbered Control,
and Numbered Data.  The formats are similar, as show below:
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.literal
	Unnumbered Control    ----> NCT (DNA SNA) NCA NCN OPD
	Numbered Control      ----> NCT DNA SNA NCA NCN 0 CM
	Numbered Data         ----> NCT DNA SNA NCN DLA DCP
.end literal
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The NCT field is the Network Control message Type and contains information
used to determine the kind of node processing and the type of message.  The
DNA and SNA fields are the Destination Node Address (a number) and the Source
Node Address (a number).  These fields determine where a message is routed within
the network.  The NCA field is the Network Control Ack number.  This field is
the last message number received by the SNA from the DNA.  The NCN field is
the Network Control message Number.  The field is incremented for each numbered
message transmitted from SNA to DNA.  This field is inserted into the NCA field
ACKing a numbered message.  The OPD field stands for Optional Data and
depends on the NCT message type subfield.  The CM field is an NCL control 
message that is used to establish and control logical links, network
topology, and nodal configuration.  The DCP field is dependent upon the
destination device for a logical link identified by DLA (Destination Link
Address) and is a Device Control Protocol message.
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^&Field Definitions\&
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The NCT extensible field appears as:
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.literal
Bits         B7    B6    B5    B4    B3    B2    B1    B0
          +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
          | EXN | NSN |  I  |  TR |  RH |  Message type   |
          +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----------------+

          Where  EXN is the extensible field bit
                 
                 NSN is a 1 for messages from a
                         non-sequential node

                 I   is a 1 to indicate this message
                         is an interuupt message

                 TR  is unused but is dedicated to
                         indictae this is a traced
                         message

                 RH  is a 1 if the DNA and SNA fields
                         are included (routing header)

                 Message Type is a number indicating
                         the type of message this is:

                                   0 = Numbered Message
                                   1 = NCL ACK
                                   2 = NCL NAK
                                   3 = NCL REP
                                   4 = NCL START
                                   5 = NCL STACK
                                   6 = Node-ID
                                   7 = Unused
                                   Types 1-6 are Unnumbered Control
                                   Messages.
.end literal
.s2
The DNA and SNA fields contain the extensible binary node number.  The NCA
and NCN fields are 3-bit message numbers.
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The OPD field for Unnumbered Control messages apply only to Node-ID, NCL
START, and NCL STACK.  For other messages this field is empty.  The format of
the field is NNM SNM SID.  NNM is the node number (extensible binary) for the
SNA; SNM is the station name and is the extensible ASCII name for the SNA;
SID is the software identification field.  SID has two parts:  the extensible
ASCII name and version of the operating system, and the extensible ASCII 
creation date.
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Formats of the DM and DCP fields will be presented later.
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^&Unnumbered Control Messages\&
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Processing of unnumbered control messages also differentiates sequential and
non-sequential nodes.  Sequential nodes can only process and generate Node-Id
messages and always ignore the NCA and NCN fields.
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The functions of NCL ACK, NAK, REP,START, and STACK message are similar to 
DDCMP messages of the same name and will not be discussed here.  The Node-ID
message is used to initialize communication between neighbor nodes.  The
Node-ID is the first NCL message issued after DDCMP startup on a communication
line and is always sent without a routing header (no DNA and SNA).  Thus it
can only be exchanged with neighbors. The Node-ID contains two important pieces
of information about the characteristics of a particular node:  1)  the node
number (and name) and 2) whether a node is sequential or non-sequential.
If a node is sequential it must be connected to the network (terminated)
through a non-sequential node.
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^&NCL Startup\&
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"NCL Startup" applies to what must be done to bring a node into the network
and begin numbered message exchange.  Startup for sequential nodes simply
involves an exchange of Node-ID with its non-sequential neighbor.  When the
exchange is complete, numbered messages can be communicated.
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Startup for non-sequential to neighboring sequential nodes involves exchanging
Node-IDs.  Startup for a non-sequential neighbor involves an exchange of 
Node-IDs followed by an NCL START-STACK-REP-ACK sequence similar to DDCMP.
The message numbering (NCN field) applies on a node-to-node basis as 
opposed to the numbering on logical links in DECNET.
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.literal
Sequential Node Startup
  
   Node-ID ----------------------------------------> (Received by Non-
                                                      Sequential Node)
          <----------------------------------------  Node-ID
          <----------------------------------------  Numbered messages
           -------------------------------------->
   
   
Non-Sequential Node Startup
  
   Node -ID --------------------------------------->
           <---------------------------------------- Node-ID
   NCL START -------------------------------------->
           <---------------------------------------  NCL STACK
           <---------------------------------------  NCL REP
   NCL ACK  --------------------------------------->
           <---------------------------------------  Numbered Messages
            --------------------------------------->
.end literal
.s2
^&Numbered Control Messages\&
.s
Numbered control messages, the CM field in the NCL, formats above, are
differentiated from numbered data messages by a zero (0) DLA field.  These
messages are used for network and logical link management.  Network 
management functions are associated with topology, configuration, and
station control.  Logical link management functions are for logical link
origination, termination, and flow control.  The format of CM is:
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Network Management:
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.literal
   Neighbors             --> CNT 003 NNM0 LVL0 NNM1 ... LVLn
   Request Config        --> CNT 004
   Configuration         --> CNT 005 OBJ0 NDV0 PID0 OBJ1 ... PIDn
   Station Control       --> CNT 007 STC
  
Logical Link Management:

   Connect               --> CNT 001 DLA SLA DPN SPN MML FEA
   Disconnect            --> CNT 002 DLA SLA RSN
   Data Request          --> CNT 006 DLA DRQ
    

.end literal
The CNT field is an extensible binary number giving the count of
remainig characters in this control message.  Because of the CNT field,
control messages can be stacked in a numbered message.  DLA and SLA are the
extensible binary logical link addresses, one for the Destination node and
the other for the Source node.  OBJ is the object type for a device.  NDV
is the number of that object type at that node.  STC is the station control
protocol message and will not be discussed here.  Other fields will be
discussed as they are used.
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^&Network Management\&
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After NCL Startup several network management functions must be performed
to enable other nodes in the network to know about the node that just came
on-line.  This is accomplished by the non-sequential nodes sending Neighbors
messages to all known nodes.  These messages contain information regarding
the node number (NNM) and network level (LVL) for all nodes it currently knows.
This means that each non-sequential node must keep information about all
nodes in the network.  As might be surmised, this takes a lot of storage in
large networks.  This scheme also has the side effect of having many
Neighbors messages exchanged whenever a node comes on-line.  An interesting
correctness proof that applies to the ANF scheme of topology information
appears  in ^&Communications of the ACM\&, July 1977, titled ^&A Correctness
Proof of a Topology Information Maintenance Protocol for a Distributed
Computer Network\& by William D. Tajibnapis of the MERIT Computer Network.
The MERIT scheme is a subset of the ANF scheme in that it only exchanges
information about nodes that have changed status instead of the entire
information base.
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The Neighbors message is used in non-neighbor nodes to perform NCL Startup,
much like Node-ID message.  A START-STACK exchange must be done to obtain
information such as node name.  It makes no difference to a non-neighbor
node whether a node is sequential.  The non-neighbor node always communicates
with it non-sequentially because sequential nodes terminate in non-sequential
ones, i.e., terminating non-sequential nodes provide a non-sequential
interface for their sequential nodes.  The START-STACK also establishes a
path by which numbered messages can be exchanged with the new node.
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Another aspect of Network Management consists of each node's features or
devices characterized by object types (OBJ).  A node wishing to determine
another node's configuration sends a Request Configuration message to it.
The other node would respond with a Configuraiton message reflecting its
device and functional characteristics including the count (NDV) of each
object type available.  The Configuraiton information can be used to determine
whether a device exists at another node without an attempt to establish a
logical link to that device.  Normally, a Configuration message is sent
after NCL Startup from other nodes in the network to a node that has just come
on-line.  The Process-ID (PIP) field in a Configuration message is a zero byte.
.s2
.literal
    Object types:
   
             0 - MCR   Monitor Commands Routine
             1 - TTY   Async Terminals
             2 - CDR   Card Reader
             3 - LPT   Line Printer
             4 - PTR   Papertape Reader
             5 - PTP   Papertape Punch
             6 - PLT   Plotter
             7 - MTA   Magnetic Tape
            10 - DTA   DECtape
            11 - TSK   Process (Task)
            12 - RDE   Remote Data Entry


.end literal
^&Logical Link Management\&
.s
A logical link is a data path from a source object to a destination object
on the network.  Multiple logical links are multiplexed into each physical
link with each logical link having a source link address (SLA) and a
Destination Link Address (DLA) associated with it.  The SLA and DLA are
established by a Connect procedure.  In general, the source node
initiating the connection issues a Connect Message with no DLA specified
(zero) and the SLA field set to a number that it will associate with the
link.  The destination node will either confirm or reject the connect request.
To confirm the connection, the destination node sends a Connect Message with
the DLA field set to the received SLA and supplying a number in the SLA
field that it will associate with the link.  To reject the connection, a
Disconnect Message is sent with a DLA being the SLA of the Connect message
and a zero SLA field.  The RSN byte contains the reason for the disconnect.
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DPN stands for Destination Process Name and SPN for Source Process Name.
Each consists of two parts:  1) Object type and 2) Process-ID (Unit or Task
Identifier).  The Process-ID for TSK objects is the extensible ASCII
Identifier (similar to a fielname) and PPN (UIC).  For other object types
this field is the unit number of that object on that node.  The DPN is used
in a Connect Initiate to determine which device is the destination of the
logical link.  The DPN and SPN fields in the Connect Message provide
enough information about the source and destination objects so that some
validity checking can be performed.
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The ANF flow control scheme allows the destination of data on a logical
link to determine the rate at which data messages (DCP) are transmitted to
it.  This is accomplished by the Data Request message.  The DRQ field 
specifies the number of free buffers available for a destination transfer.
This number is added to any data request count already associated with the
DLA.  This mechanism can be overridden by sending the DCP message as an 
Interrupt message (NCT subfield I set to 1).  All input from TTY objects
is sent as interrupt messages.  There are no data requests from the host to the
TTY object.
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Logical link termination is accomplished by a disconnect procedure.  The node
terminating the logical link issues a Disconnect with the DLA and SLA filled
with the numbers for this link and the RSN byte set to 0 (Normal Disconnection).
The destination node responds with a Disconnect Confirm which is a Disconnect
message with the SLA being 0.  Upon receipt of the Disconnect Confirm the
logical link is terminated.  Other RSN codes are:  1)  object type not
available; 2)  too many connects;  3)  too many connects to process;  4)  
proccess (OBJ, Task Identifier) does not exist;  10)  reassign this link to
another node, NNM follows RSN byte. An RSN of 10 is how SET HOST is effected.
The current host sends a Disconnect message on a TTY object's DLA with RSN
of 10 and a node number from the SET HOST.  The node issues a Disconnect
Confirm to the original host and attempts a Connect Initiate to the new host's
MCR object.  If this is successful the terminal is now on the other host.  If
it is unsuccessful DN92 and DN8x software attempts a reconnect to the previous
host.  If all this fails the user gets TTY NOT CONNECTED.
.page
Termination of logical links can occur when a node goes off-line and there are
logical links to it.  This condition is determined by receiving a Neighbors
message without that node listed in it.  The Neighbors message processor
removes all logical links to that node.
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Example of Logical Link Creation
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.literal
  Connect Confirm

  CI(0,7)  ------------------------->
          <--------------------------  CC(7,1)
          <--------------------------  DRQ(7,2)

  Connect Reject

  CI(0,7)  ------------------------->
          <--------------------------  CR(7,0) or DC(7,0)


Logical Link Termination

  DI(1,7)  ------------------------->
          <--------------------------  DC(7,0)

  CI(DLA,SLA)   - Connect Initiate
  CC(DLA,SLA)   - Connect Confirm
  CR(DLA,SLA)   - Connect Reject
  DC(DLA,SLA)   - Disconnect Confirm
  DI(DLA,SLA)   - Disconnect Initiate
  DRQ(DLA,SLA)  - Data Request


.end literal
.center;^&Numbered Data Messages\&
.s2
Numbered data messages are distinguished from numbered control messages by the
specification of the DLA (not 0) with which they are associated.  The numbered
data messages contain the Device Control Protocol message that is used in data
transfer and device characteristic control.
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^&Device Control Protocol\&
.s
The Device Control Protocol is the DCP field in numbered data messages.  Its
format is:
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.literal
  Supported Messages:

            Data          -- CNT <001> (DATA)
            Data W/ EOR   -- CNT <002> (DATA)
            Status        -- CNT <003>  STC STD
            Control       -- CNT <004>  DCT CDT
 
  Unused Messages:

            User ID       -- CNT <005>  PPN PSWD UNAME ACCT GROUP
            File Spec     -- CNT <006>  FST FEA FDES

.end literal
.s2
Data is transferred on a logical link with the Data and Data W/ EOR messages.
Both forms of data messages are processed identically.  The CNT field is the
number of characters excluding the CNT field in this DCP message.  The CNT
field allows for stacking DCP message for each DLA.
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The Status message contains two fields, STC and STD.  STC is called the
Status Code and STD is called the Status Data.  The STC specifies what is
to be done with the STD.  STC can be 0 for STD being the current device status;
1 for STD containing bits to get in the device status; 2 for STD containing
bits to clear in the device status; 3 for fatal error (transfer abort).
STD bit definitions are device dependent and will be discussed as each device
is presented.
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The Control message contains two device dependent fields, DCT and CDT.
DCT is called Device Control and CDT is called Control Data.  The Control
message is used primarily on TTY objects.
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.center;^&Device Dependencies\&
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^&CDR Objects\&
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Card reader objects use a compressed data format and allow for very little
device control.  The data consists of bytes with the following format:
.s
.literal
       Bytes                           Meaning
    --------------------+-------------------------------------------
  
      lccccccc            Seven-bit coded character

      0ldddddd            Blank compression

      00leeeee            Repetition of next byte

      0000ffff            Unencoded format
      gggggggg

         ccccccc is the following code:
                 Number          Punches in Rows 1-0
                   0             None
                   1             1
                   2             2
                   3             3
                   4             4
                   5             5
                   6             6
                   7             7
                  10             8
                  11             9
                  12             8-2
                  13             8-3
                  14             8-4
                  15             8-5
                  16             8-6
                  17             8-7

                 Number          Zone Punches
                   100           12
                    40           11
                    20           0

      dddddd is count of blanks

      eeeee is count of repetitions (0-31)

      ffffgggggggg is twelve-bit unencoded character
.end literal
.s
.literal
The Status bits (STD) are:

         +-------------------------------+
 Byte 0  |EXN| P | J | F | E | R | H |MER|
         +-------------------------------+

         +-------------------------------+
 Byte 1  |   |   |   |STP|OFL| 0 |HEF|EOF|
         +-------------------------------+

         EXN = Extensible bit
	   P = Pick fail
	   J = Jam
	   F = Stacker full
	   E = Bad Punch
	   R = Registration error
	   H = Hopper empty
	 MER = Master error bit

	 STP = Reader has stopped
	 OFL = Off-line
	   O = Overrun
	 HEF = Hardware EOF
	 EOF = End-of-file card detected

There are no DCT and CDT fields defined for the CDR object.
.end literal
.s2
^&LPT Objects\&
.s
Line Printers use a compressed data format similar to the CDR object.  Very
limited control over the line printer can be performed.  The data format is:
.s
.literal
                Data                   Meaning
           ---------------+------------------------------

                lccccccc       Non-repeated ASCII character
                0ldddddd       Number of repeated blanks
                00leeeee       Number of repetitions for next character


The Status bits (STD) are:

         +-------------------------------+
 Byte 0  |EXN|HMR|SLW|OFL|PAJ|OUT|MER|FTL|
         +-------------------------------+

 Byte 1  +-------------------------------+
         |   |   |   |   |PQU|NIN|PSF|PLO|
         +-------------------------------+

		  EXN - Extensible field bit
		  HMR - Hammer jam
		  SLW - Paper slew
		  OFL - Off-line
		  PAJ - Paper jam
		  OUT - Paper out
		  MER - Set on any error
		  FTL - Fatal error (?)

		  PQU - Bad print quality
		  NIN - No ink
		  PSF - Paper stacker full
		  PLO - Paper low
.end literal
.s
There are no DCT and CDT fields defined for the LPT object.
.s
^&TTY Objects\&
.s2
TTY data is sent as 8-bit ASCII characters.  There is extensive device
control available.
.s
The status bits (STD) are:
.literal

        +-------------------------------+
 Byte 0 |EXN|TAP|PAG|IMO|IMI|XOF|ULC|DEC|
        +-------------------------------+

 Byte 1 +-------------------------------+
        |EXN|CAR|DTR|NCR|LIM|TIW|FF |HT |
        +-------------------------------+

 Byte 2 +-------------------------------+
        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |DSR|
        +-------------------------------+

		EXN - Extensible field bit
		TAP - TTY TAPE mode
		PAG - TTY PAGE MODE
		IMO - Image output
		IMI - Image input
		XOF - X-OFF typed
		ULC - Lower-to-uppercase conversion
		DEC - Deferred echo

		CAR - If DTR not set means ring, else carrier
		DTR - Data terminal ready
		NCR - No CRLF
		LIM - Line input mode
		TIW - TTY input wait
		 FF - Hardware form fead
		 HT - Hardware tabs

		DSR - Data Set Ready

The DCT and CDT fields are:

	DCT		CDT
  -----------------------------
	0		EPL	Echo Pipeline Marker
	1			Character Gobbler
	2		CHR	TTY Characteristics
	3		D1G	Dial-out

	EPL is the Echo Pipeline Marker number  MOD(256)

	CHR is the extensible binary characteristics:
		(one field for each of the following)
		# of milliseconds after backspace <010>
		# of millilseconds after horizontal tab <011>
		# of milliseconds after line feed <012>
		# of milliseconds after vertical <013>
		# of milliseconds after form feed <014>
		# of milliseconds after carriage return <015>
		Receive speed
		Transmit speed
		Width of TTY carraige
		Auto CRLF position
		Element number
		2741 bits
.end literal
.s2
.center;DIG is the extensible ASCII string of digits to dial.
.s2
.center;^&DCP Operation\&
.s2
^&CDR Objects\&
.s
The card reader object returns card images as long as there are data requests
outstanding and the STP status bit is not set.  The STP status bit becomes set
on an error such as reader off-line or when an EOF card (12-11-0-1-6-7-8-9)
is read.  The STP bit must be cleared by an STC of "clear bits" and the STD set
to the STP bit.  If it is not cleared the card reader object will not send
any data regardless of data requests outstanding.  When an error occurs a status
message (STC=0, STD=status) is sent with MER (master error) and STP set.  When
an EOF is read a status message is sent with MER cleared and STP set.  The EOF
card is transmitted before this status.
.s
^&LPT Ojbects\&
.s
Data is transmitted to LPT Objects as data requests become outstanding from it.
The only error indication is if the LPT goes off-line.  This is indicated by the
MER status bit.
.s
^&TTY Objects\&
.s
After the logical link is established an exchange of characteristics is 
performed.  The node having the TTY object sends a TTY characteristics
message followed by a status message.  Then the host will send a characteristics
message followed by a status message.  The TTY object is now ready for data
transfer.
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Input character processing involves sending the character to the host and
processing protocol break characters.  To do this there are two operating
modes:  local echo and deferred echo.  Local echo refers to the TTY object
node echoing input characters instead of the host.  Deferred echo is the mode
under which the host echoes characters.  Whenever a control character (other 
than TAB) is typed the TTY object send a status message indicating that the
object is in deferred echo mode, the data character that caused the mode change,
and an Echo Pipeline Marker.  EPL is incremented for each character sent from 
the TTY object to the host.  In deferred echo, all characters are sent to the
host with no echoing performed, and all have an Echo Pipeline Marker appended
to them.  When the host wants to return to local echo, it issues a Echo 
Pipeline Marker with the last EPL field it has received.  If the
EPL sent matches the one at the TTY object then the TTY object goes into local
echo and a status message is sent reflecting this change.  In general, a status
message is always sent to the host on any change in status regardless of reason.
The host can force a line into deferred echo by sending a status message setting
the deferred echo bit (DEC).  The host can remove deferred echo by clearing that bit.
.s
Output character processing involves formatting those characters according to
the status and TTY characteristics.  This makes the terminal appear to have
SCNSER handling of width and no CRLF.  The Character Gobbler message causes
all output to the TTY object at that node to be thrown away.  This is used to
handle _^O.
.s2
^&Session Attendees\&
.s
.literal
Ed Jordan - Goodyear Atomic		Richard Hilmer - E.I. DuPont
Richard Ruszkay - DuPont		Heidi Wmburn - Sambos
Frank Ivan - Compuserve			Paul Malquist - Brigham Young Univ
Howard Wactlar - Carnegie Mellon	Richard Kann - On-line Systems
P Usdanandan - TIER Bombay		Colin Strutt - British Airways
A.R. Lis - SDRL				Chuck Knopf - E MU
Jim McBride - York Ryerson		R. Imossi - Brookhaven National Labs
George Lucas - Pfizer			Daniel Grim - Univ. of Deleware
Jim Pope - Gallaudet College		Buster Hale - Univ. of Miss.
H. Prindle - DEC			Becky Wilson - Univ. of Ark.
Howard Merritt - INTEL			Marty Palmieri - DEC - IPS
Wayne Wall - C.S.M.			James Smith - First Church
Deny Crugnola - DEC			Ben Timmerman - Univ. of Tenn.
Frank Kyle - Vanderbilt Univ.		Tom Lobb - Interprovincial Pipe Line
Julia King - Ledule Lab			McCann - Rapida Inc.
Marty Shuttleworth - Livermore Labs	Edward Mulrean - Catholic University
Harold Stout - UT Health Sci Ctr	Marilee Thompson - Princeton Plasma
Brent Sterner - U of W. Ontario		Lori McHardy - UWO
J. G. McHardy - UWO			C E Burgart - SAI
Casey Henderson - Fed Judicial Ctr 	Edward Aiken - Naval Research Lab
Ed Smolsky - Western Michigan Univ.	Paul Bennett - Harvard Business Schl
Gary Koenig - Coordinated Mgmt Sys	Barbara Rudolph - Western Electric
C.J. Welsch - Western Electric		Robert McQueen - Stevens Institute
Dick Schofield - Univ. of New Hamp.	Rich Feghu - DEC
Roy Rezac - TELEMED			Jim Thomas - Univ. of New Orleans
Duane Winkler - Union Carbide		Dou Hanley - Syracuse Univ.
Robert Duncan - Sycor			Barry Howard - MFE Computer Ctr
James Wilson - Hughes Aircraft		Gene Autrey - Hunley - SRI
Bob Reardon - Schlumberger		Don Dossa - DEC
T.M. Loomis - Tx. Board of Ctl.		R R Rodriguez - Southwest Tx. State
Peter Chiu - U of Miss			Rich Melberg - Raytheon Co.
Kirk Topits - CH2M Hi11			Nicholas Alter - U. of New Hamp.;
Roger Uphoff - DEC St. Louis		Larry Jasper - Monsanto
John Schaefer - Monsanto		Dennis Jogensa - DEC St. Louis
Donald Brandt - EG+G			Eric Werme - DEC
Scott Robinson - U. of Az.
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