NetIPC 3000/XL Programmer's Reference Manual (5958-8600)
Table Of Contents
- 1 NetIPC Fundamentals
- 2 Cross-System NetIPC
- 3 NetIPC Intrinsics
- 4 NetIPC Examples
- A IPC Interpreter (IPCINT)
- B Cause and Diagnostic Codes
- C ErrorMessages
- D Migration From PTOP to NetIPC and RPM
- E C Program Language Considerations
Chapter 1 21
NetIPC Fundamentals
NetIPC Concepts
Table 1-1 Descriptor Summary
Type of
Descriptor
Parameter
Name
Description Returned as
Output From
Call socket
descriptor
calldesc
Refers to a call socket. A call socket is
used to build a VC socket.
IPCCREATE
IPCGET
Destination
descriptor
destdesc
Refers to a destination socket. A
destination socket points to
addressing information that is used
to direct requests to a certain call
socket at a certain node.
IPCLOOKUP
IPCDEST
VC socket
descriptor
vcdesc
Refers to a VC socket. A VC socket is
the endpoint of a virtual circuit
connection between two processes.
IPCCONNECT
IPCRECVCN
IPCGET