First Edition (October 1997)

Trademarks and Acknowledgements

About This Book

Chapter 1. Data Link Control

Chapter 2. Data Link Provider Interface Implementation

Chapter 3. New Database Manager

Chapter 4. eXternal Data Representation

Chapter 5. Network Computing System

Chapter 6. Network Information Service

Chapter 7. Network Management

Chapter 8. Remote Procedure Call

Chapter 9. Sockets

Sockets Overview

Sockets Interface

Socket Subroutines

Socket Header Files

Socket Communication Domains

Socket Addresses

Socket Types and Protocols

Socket Creation

Binding Names to Sockets

Socket Connections

Socket Options

Socket Data Transfer

Socket Shutdown

IP Multicasts

Network Address Translation

Domain Name Resolution

Socket Examples

List of Socket Programming References

Socketpair Communication Example

Reading Internet Datagrams Example Program

Sending Internet Datagrams Example Program

Reading UNIX Datagrams Example Program

Sending UNIX Datagrams Example Program

Initiating Internet Stream Connections Example Program

Accepting Internet Stream Connections Example Program

Checking for Pending Connections Example Program

Initiating UNIX Stream Connections Example Program

Accepting UNIX Stream Connections Example Program

Sending Data on an ATM Socket PVC Client Example Program

Receiving Data on an ATM Socket PVC Server Example Program

Sending Data on an ATM Socket Rate-Enforced SVC Client Example Program

Receiving Data on an ATM Socket Rate-Enforced SVC Server Example Program

Sending Data on an ATM Socket SVC Client Example Program

Receiving Data on an ATM Socket SVC Server Example Program

Receiving Packets Over Ethernet Example Program

Sending Packets Over Ethernet Example Program

Analyzing Packets Over the Network Example Program

Chapter 10. STREAMS

Chapter 11. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Chapter 12. Xerox Network Systems