Communications Technical Reference, Volumes 1 and 2 provide information on application programming interfaces to the Advanced Interactive Executive Operating System (referred to in this text as AIX) for use on system units.
These two books are part of the six-volume technical reference set, AIX Version 4.3 Technical Reference, SBOF-1878, which provides information on system calls, kernel extension calls, and subroutines in the following volumes:
This book is intended for experienced C programmers. To use the book effectively, you should be familiar with AIX or UNIX System V commands, system calls, subroutines, file formats, and special files.
Communications consists of two parts (Technical Reference, Volumes 1 and 2), each containing system calls (called subroutines), subroutines, functions, macros, and statements alphabetically arranged per topic.
Communications Technical Reference, Volume 1 contains the following topics:
Communications Technical Reference, Volume 2 contains the following topics:
The following highlighting conventions are used in this book:
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Beginning with AIX Version 4.2, the operating system is designed to support the X/Open UNIX95 Specification for portability of UNIX-based operating systems. Many new interfaces, and some current ones, have been added or enhanced to meet this specification. Beginning with Version 4.2, AIX is even more open and portable for applications.
At the same time, compatibility with previous AIX releases is preserved. This is accomplished by the creation of a new environment variable, which can be used to set the system environment on a per-system, per-user, or per-process basis.
To determine the proper way to develop a UNIX95-portable application, you may need to refer to the X/Open UNIX95 Specification, which can be obtained on a CD-ROM by ordering the printed copy of AIX Version 4.3 Commands Reference, order number SBOF-1877, or by ordering Go Solo: How to Implement and Go Solo with the Single Unix Specification, order number SR28-5705, a book which includes the X/Open UNIX95 Specification on a CD-ROM.
Beginning with AIX Version 4.3, the operating system is designed to support the X/Open UNIX98 Specification for portability of UNIX-based operating systems. Many new interfaces, and some current ones, have been added or enhanced to meet this specification. Making AIX Version 4.3 even more open and portable for applications.
At the same time, compatibility with previous AIX releases is preserved. This is accomplished by the creation of a new environment variable, which can be used to set the system environment on a per-system, per-user, or per-process basis.
To determine the proper way to develop a UNIX98-portable application, you may need to refer to the X/Open UNIX98 Specification, which can be obtained on a CD-ROM by ordering the printed copy of AIX Version 4.3 Commands Reference, order number SBOF-1877, or by ordering Go Solo: How to Implement and Go Solo with the Single Unix Specification, order number SR28-5705, a book which includes the X/Open UNIX98 Specification on a CD-ROM.
The following books contain information about or related to application programming interfaces:
You can order publications from your sales representative or from your point of sale.
If you received a printed copy of Documentation Overview with your system, use that book for information on related publications and for instructions on ordering them.
To order additional copies of this book, use the following order number:
AIX Version 4.3 Technical Reference: Communications Volume 1, Order Number SC23-4161.
To order additional copies of the six-volume set, order AIX Version 4.3 Technical Reference, Order Number SBOF-1878.