FTAM/9000 Programmer's Guide

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HP FTAM/9000 Overview
Overview of FTAM Concepts
Figure 1-3 FTAM Communication Process
Application Entities (AEs)
An application entity (AE) is a uniquely identified component of your
application that associates it with the OSI communications network. An
AE may be an FTAM initiator or responder.
Before locating, accessing, or manipulating FTAM files, you must
establish communication (initialize an FTAM regime) with the AE
(FTAM responder) that services the desired filestore.
Identify the AE by specifying either the entity's presentation address
(P_address) or its directory distinguished name (Ae_dir_name). These
addresses are defined during system configuration and when nodes are
added to the network. Consult your system administrator for the address
information.
User
Program
ftam_init
ftam_resp
Fork
FTAM Connection
Request Moves Across Network
ftam_resp